"Mr. Safety" keeps watch on MySpace
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Fending off predators, preteens and malware perpetrators on the most-visited Web site in the nation? Meet the guy who's got the job you're glad you don't have.
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NEW YORK -- A Web site that enables its users to store photos and video for inclusion in MySpace profiles will become a part of the popular online hangout.
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News Corp.'s  MySpace said on  Tuesday it will offer in the next 30 days a technology to  identify and block convicted sex offenders from the popular  online social network.
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Automated filter MySpace will use software to monitor videos posted to the site in a bid to block unauthorised use of copyrighted content. The social networking giant will use technology to analyse videos' audio tracks to identify infringing posts.â¦
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Under mounting public pressure, MySpace.com had little choice but to hand over to state authorities information on registered sex offenders who might cruise the Internet to lure unsuspecting youngsters.  But more remains to be done to protect the vulnerable from online predators.
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A new police tool on the Internet has prompted hoax sites on MySpace.com, and the popular networking site is shutting them down.  At least 16 police or sheriffs&#39; departments appeared to have profile pages on MySpace to seek investigative tips or deter predators, but USA TODAY found that at least six were fakes.
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By Melissa Vargas Sanchez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 13--GRAPEVINE -- Police say a man who tried to lure a 16-year-old girl out of her apartment Sunday may have found her through the Web site Myspace.
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By CHRISTOPHER JOHN TREACY  Ernie Halter might make the perfect MySpace.com poster boy.  Only Halter's a few years older than the average user.
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Befriend an infection Doom watchers at McAfee have discovered a booby-trapped MySpace page that foists malware on users by spoofing a Microsoft update down the center of the profile.â¦
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Watch out MySpace, Facebook -- with new applications designed to enhance user experience -- is catching up as the online place for U.S. teens to socialize.
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Multiplatinum alternative rockers R.E.M. have partnered with MySpace.com to preview their new album beginning today. This represents the first such initiative involving a social networking portal.
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NEW YORK -- The popular online hangout MySpace said Monday it will experiment with a video-filtering system designed to block clips containing copyright materials.
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Under mounting pressure from law enforcement and parents, MySpace agreed Monday to take steps to protect youngsters from online sexual predators and bullies, including searching for ways to better verify users' ages.
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By David Ovalle, The Miami Herald  Mar. 5--Hey, MySpace users: Miami-Dade police want to be your friend.   The county's largest police department has created its own page on the social networking site Myspace.com.
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By Charles Keeshan  ckeeshan@@dailyherald.com  Authorities arrested a 16-year-old Cary boy accused of sending a threatening message and graphic images of mutilated genitalia to a female acquaintance through the social networking Web site MySpace.
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MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. - A 16-year-old fugitive believed to have posted a "Catch me if you can" message on his MySpace Web page was captured Friday, three days after his escape from a detention center, an official said.
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By Melissa Vargas Sanchez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 24--Making sure your kids are staying safe in cyberspace just got a little less tedious.   Many parents and grandparents of teens are mystified when it comes to things like friends lists, comment sections and blogs.