Australian Federal Police Use Social Media, Calls To Hunt Criminals

Australian Federal Police Use Social Media, Calls To Hunt Criminals
The Australian Federal Police badge is seen in Canberra, Australia on Jun. 6, 2019 Photo by Getty Images
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has warned its most wanted criminals of “cutting edge tech” designed to track down individuals using phone calls or images posted on social media sites.

The AFP, which has members based in 33 countries, have been trawling the social media accounts of criminals to look for geospatial information—giveaways hinting at the whereabouts of persons of interest.

Daniel Khmelev
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Daniel Khmelev is an Australian reporter based in Perth covering energy, tech, and politics.
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