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Swiss police use the internet in the search for criminals

Prosecutors around Switzerland are making wider use of the internet in their hunt for criminals and hooligans, by posting footage from surveillance cameras on the web. Data protection specialists fear that innocent people could be targeted by mistake if these images are banded about too freely. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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