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It's Criminal: Old Bailey Trials Online

Trial documents dating back as far as 1674 recorded for cases heard at London's Old Bailey arrived online thanks to the work of a group of universities.

YouTube Used By Police For Leads

The Arlington County Police Department in Virginia is using YouTube to help catch criminals. Surveillance video from crime scenes is being uploaded to the Web site in an effort to receive leads and identify suspects. A two- minute video of a bank robbery received more than 1,000 hits and could be responsible for providing a lead in the case.

Google Helps Burglars Crack Safe

They thought they had everything planned out, and if you let your imagination go, you can imagine the conversation in their parents' basement: No spray paint, but we got some WD-40. They didn't know they would need Google to help them crack the safe.

Google, VW Become Partners In Crime

Google and Volkswagen have been pals for over a year, but that once-pure relationship appears to have recently devolved into a criminal partnership.  It turns out that the Volkswagen home page - which is powered by a Google Search Appliance, and was also recently featured in the Google Enterprise Blog - contains some hidden text.

CEO Says SEO A Waste Of Time

Is search engine optimization a waste of time? According to one man in the UK it is. Anthony Fallon, CEO of Warrington Web Works, a UK Web Publishing company says that search engine optimization is both a waste of time and money to businesses and he can support his argument with proof.

YouTube: Taking a Bite Out of Crime?

Canadian authorities have been feverishly searching for a man believed to be responsible for murdering one person and seriously injuring another. Thanks to the popular video-sharing site, YouTube, their search may be over.

YouTube: Cracking Down On Crime

Ontario police use the popular video sharing site YouTube to help catch a killer.

Click Fraud, Organized Crime and Terrorism

At the end of the SES Chicago show WebmasterRadio.fm held a press conference announcing some jaw dropping information about data being analyzed regarding click fraud being used to fund terrorist organizations as well as organized crime.

ChronoPay Adds Name To Online Crime Fighters

Amsterdam-based ChronoPay B.V., an online merchant account provider for accepting credit and debit card payments, has joined up with online fraud-fighter, the Merchant Risk Council (MRC). ChronoPay adds its name to 6,500 online retailers, vendors, financial institutions and law enforcement agencies that make up the MRC.

Google Finds Registry, Groom Finds Doghouse

If you'd like yet another way to freak out your bride before the wedding, tell her about how search engines can screw up your gift registry. Search Engine Roundtable's Barry Schwartz learned that one the hard way.