Parental Consent for My Space
Cooper included the proposal among a package of legislative changes he is asking the General Assembly to make aimed at thwarting child predators. Law enforcement and school leaders have been warned about sexual predators using the site to lure victims. Cooper and The Attorney's General Office representing 42 states and currently negotiating with My Space.com in hopes the web site will install a permission slip type system on its own.
My Space Chief Security officer, Hemanshu, Nigam applauded Coopers goal, but not his proposal. All of his options are on the the table. he also suggested that convicted sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses and screen names and punishing users who change their age to solicit a minor on line for sexual purposes. parental consent programming would require users to submit identifying information. "There is no way to authenticate someones age of their users." Was the reply from another member of Attorney's General Office.
Cooper acknowledged that youths will still lie about their age, just as they secure a fake ID to buy beer, but said his proposal would provide some protection just as alcohol laws provide illegal purchases. My Space has been working on a program that would allow parents to see the basic identifying information that their client included his/her profile, name age, and location. According to Cooper they could see if their 14 year old listed her age as 18, but not more extensive profile information or messages from friends. Parental consent programing would require users to submit identifying information and would check that against public records to verify a birth date.
My Space users younger than 14, and 15-year-Olds can share their full profile with industries. This would mean amending state law to include indecent child exposure as Federal law does.
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