MySpace Will Turn Over Sex Offender Information to State Attorneys General
Update to E-Commerce Law Briefs for the Week of May 14, 2007.
After receiving a letter from eight state attorneys general requesting data pertaining to registered sex offenders who are users of the popular social networking site, MySpace initially declined the request, citing federal privacy laws. Today, MySpace has announced that it will provide the requested information and will even permit law enforcement agencies direct access to its Sentinel Safe software, which assists the site in locating and removing the profiles of convicted sex offenders.
(Link: MySpace will turn over names of sex offenders at CNN.com)
Update (6/8/2007): MySpace seeks advice in sex offender investigation at CNET News.
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I think its great that they are trying to keep the Sex Offenders off of the site but, not all Offenders are on the site trying to meet the young children and they are not all in violation, there are some Offenders, some registered and some not, some are repeat Offenders and others just just made one stupid mistake! No I'm not an offender but I am a Parent of a victim, and a Sister-in-law of an Offender whom just made a mistake when she was 12. My point is that not all Offenders are horrible people and they are not all going after our children. Delet those profiles whom are chatting with the young kids and doing suspiscious activities online. Not the one's who are on there just keeping up with friend and family.
Posted by: Denice | May 22, 2007 at 06:45 AM
When dealing with registered sex offenders, it's best to err on the side of caution. I'd rather keep a few people off a site than allow even a few on whose presence can be harmful in any way. Having a MySpace, or other social networking account, isn't a necessity or civil right. It's a privilege granted by the site's owners. There are many, many other ways of "keeping up with friends and family." Filtering out any registered sex offender seems like a no-brainer.
Posted by: Angie Hartford | June 19, 2007 at 03:21 PM