The Federal Bureau of Investigation created its own cryptocurrency token as part of an operation to catch fraudsters in the crypto market. The sting, dubbed Operation Token...
    • schizo@forum.uncomfortable.businessEnglish
      23·
      11 hours ago

      The FBI loooooves themselves some honeypots.

      Why go catch criminals when you can set up some links/a token/whatever and they’ll come running to you and do the incriminating part themselves AND leave the logs of said activity in your possession?

      Much simpler!

        • schizo@forum.uncomfortable.businessEnglish
          9·
          7 hours ago

          To add more detail to the other reply, it’s only entrapment if they coerce you into doing something you wouldn’t have otherwise done.

          A cop comes up to you and goes ‘bro, lets go steal that car!’ would probably be entrapment.

          Cops putting a car on a street waiting for someone to steal it wouldn’t be.

        • Revan343English
          2·
          5 hours ago

          Generally not. Entrapment is very specific, and leaving you the option of doing something illegal without pushing you to do it is decidedly not entrapment.