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Title: Sex offenders must turn over Internet passwords Post by: Alex on January 02, 2009, 11:28:57 AM Sex offenders must turn over Internet passwords
Sex offenders who live in the state of Georgia have lost a lot more privacy. A new law that went into effect today requires all offenders not only give authorities their Internet email address and screen names but also the passwords too. Georgia is not the first state to enact such legislation. Utah was the first to require passwords as well as Internet handles to be turned over to authorities; there are currently 15 states that require email address and user names be turned over but not all require passwords. State Senator Cecil Staton told MSNBC, "We limit where they can live, we make their information available on the Internet. To some degree, we do invade their privacy ... Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/MUpnYdE0nZ4/sex-offenders-must-turn-over-internet-passwords |