alt Hacker Newsthe main issue is that we lack a global '911'.
secondary is the effort asymmetry between spinning up one of these scams (near 0 effort) and catching/prosecuting these scams (big effort, astronomical cost)
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Diti • yesterday at 9:06 PM
> the main issue is that we lack a global '911'.
911 is for emergencies. I don’t think the global 911 service would give any attention to a LinkedIn scam.
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pocksuppet • yesterday at 9:29 PM
what about the outcome asymmetry between spinning up one of these scams (get one guy's computer) and getting caught (jail for life)
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umpalumpaaa • yesterday at 9:05 PM
I don’t know but the us kidnaps ehhh arrests people on foreign land on a regular basis… and brings them to the US to stand trial. So if it’s “important” enough it will be aced upon…
> main issue is that we lack a global '911'
406 MHz is pretty close [1]. If you have a radio that screams on that channel, chances are the nearest search-and-rescue operation will at least be notified.
[1] https://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/emergency-406-beacons/