The database, which will be frequently updated, will include details such as name, age, physical appearance and distinguishing features like tattoos and scars. MySpace staff will monitor the site 24-hours-a-day for sex offenders who are on the list. They'll remove any matching profiles that they find.More info at IT World.
MySpace has been lobbying for new legislation that could help it take the program one step further. The company wants a law that requires sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses in a national sex-offender database. The law would stipulate that the use of an unregistered e-mail constitutes a parole or probation violation, forcing offenders back to jail. If such a law is passed, MySpace can more easily identify sex offenders that have profiles on its site, the company said.
MySpace starts pruning sex offender profiles
Posted on Saturday, December 09 2006 @ 9:32 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
MySpace partners with Sentinel Tech to check its website for known sex offenders in the U.S. who are registered with various federal and state law enforcement agencies.