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The FBI has formed a national database to track and prevent 'swatting' (www.nbcnews.com)
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Advances in technology allow callers to mask their voices, phone numbers or IP addresses (also called “spoofing”) or make their false 911 calls sound more credible.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It took them long enough. I mean it’s been happening for decades. There isn’t a month that goes by where I haven’t seen a stream get swatted. Two nights ago they swatted Will Neff and Caroline Kwan. Not the first time too. Which is sad because the police should know.