Additionally, when it is in the public interest, the police are able to use the techniques used by Internet vigilantes to obtain evidence, potentially making netizens involved “ virtual deputies. ” Will this make netizens more eager than ever to indulge their dreams of becoming a 21st-century Sherlock Holmes, or will it scare them off for fear of accidentally targeting innocent people?
此外，在符合公共利益的情形下，警方也被賦予以人肉搜索方式作為法律證據，等於日後所有網友都是警方的合法「線民」，這會讓網友更躍躍欲試，要發揮「神探」之獵奇本能？還是會讓網友戒慎恐懼以免誤傷無辜？還有待後續觀察。