Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Proposal requires sex offenders to list e-mail, IM

"Thousands of Web sites with message boards or chat rooms would be encouraged to check their lists of registered users against a federal list of sex offenders, according to forthcoming legislation in the U.S. Congress.
The proposal says that such Web sites may--but are not required to--send a formal statement to the U.S. Department of Justice to request a list of sex offenders' e-mail addresses and screen names used for instant messaging. "

Proposal requires sex offenders to list e-mail, IM CNET News.com:

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