State debates bill on MySpace age check
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Connecticut lawmakers debated a bill on Thursday that would require social-networking Web sites such as MySpace to verify users' ages and force minors to obtain parental consent before posting profiles.
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By Helen Bebbington Contributing Writer  There was a time when Sandy Rash, 64, of Centerville would have to ask friends to help her surf the Internet for information. Her friends would encourage Rush to get her own computer.
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News Corp.'s  MySpace filed a  request on Monday in a Pennsylvania state court to seek  guidance on how it can legally provide local authorities with  the private e-mails of convicted sex offenders who had lurked  on its service.
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By Anonymous  Lawmakers in several states are exploring ways to make social networking siteslike MySpace, Friendster, Xanga and others-safer tor kids.
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By JEREMY PELZER STATE CAPITOL BUREAU  Concerned about online threats to children from adults - and to adults from children - Illinois House Republicans unveiled legislation Wednesday to crack down on Internet sex predators and students who post death threats.
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By Brian Alexander, Seattle Times  Feb. 24--Bellevue police arrested a 58-year-old man Friday who they say tried to lure a 14-year-old boy he met on MySpace .com.   The man allegedly met the boy online, then arranged a Feb.
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- MySpace reached an agreement with legal authorities in 49 states on changing its social networking Web site to help prevent sexual predators and others from misusing it, state officials said Monday.
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Social network MySpace, a popular online hangout for teens, and 49 U.S. state attorneys general on Monday issued guidelines for protecting youths on the Internet with the aim of promoting those principles throughout the industry.
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By Melody Mcdonald, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 17--FORT WORTH -- Tarrant County prosecutor Lori Varnell looked at the teen-age girl's MySpace page, and a red flag went up.
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A bipartisan bill would force sex offenders to provide their e-mail addresses to a national database so MySpace and similar sites could more easily ban them. But the proposal would apply to minor deviants, while exempting some serious offenders. In 27B Stroke 6.
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Attorney General Bob McDonnell said Monday he will seek legislation requiring convicted sex offenders to register their online identities with the state to help MySpace and other online hangouts more easily block access.
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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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HARTFORD -- Connecticut lawmakers unveiled legislation yesterday that would require MySpace.com and other social-networking sites to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent before minors could post profiles.
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Politicians look for help online with the popular networking site facebook.com
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By Staff Reports  Adults users should protect their personal and financial information from 'phishing.'   Many older users may be leery about safety when using MySpace.
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The social networking site MySpace announced yesterday that it has reached an agreement with attorneys general from 49 states and the District of Columbia on measures designed to improve the safety of teenagers not only on its popular social networking site, but on the Internet in general.
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MySpace.com has agreed with 45 states to add extensive measures to combat sexual predators.