Interpol sets office in the metaverse to tackle Crypto and other digital crimes

The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) recently announced the use of metaverse for law enforcement at the 90th Interpol General Assembly in New Delhi on October 19. 
Interpol launched what it calls the first-ever metaverse designed for law enforcement globally and is said to be fully operational now. Following the Ajman Police’s announcement to provide its services to customers through metaverse technology dated October 16. Recently, many big names have supported the adoption of metaverse like Standard Chartered, along with nations like South Korea, UAE, Spain, etc. actively advocating for it.
The organization further highlighted that its adoption of the metaverse is also driven by the increasing leverage of technology by criminals for illicit purposes amidst the consistent increase in people’s adoption of the technology. As the World Economic Forum warned, criminals have already started exploiting the metaverse and mentioned that various crimes like social engineering scams, violent extremism, and misinformation could be significant challenges. 
Interpol’s metaverse will allow registered users to visit the platform and take a round through a virtual replica of the organization’s headquarter, which is situated in Lyon, France, and participate in forensic investigation courses along with a few other features.
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