Brazilian cops: Orkut used as drug network
Police in Brazil arrested 10 people near Rio today on charges they sold drugs via Google's social networking site Orkut. The 7MM+ member service became wildly popular in Brazil last year. IMO, nothing too shocking in this news. As more people connect with one other in virtual space, logic follows that more will engage in unlawful activity there, too. Link to Reuters story (via CNET)Share this post
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