No elected official is going to vote against something called "the KIDS Act," especially when it aims to curb sex offenders’ access to children online. It’s like voting against anti-kitten-punting legislation. In a perfect policy world, though, lawmakers would not just agree on terms, but would also address limitations.
29,000 Sex Offenders Found On MySpace
The social networking site culled some 29,000 profiles from its userbase after finding they had been created by registered sex offenders.
But Will the Offenders Care?
I wrote recently about Jim Horton’s proposal for calling out PR practitioners who use spam as a means of content distribution.
No More Viagra From Medicaid For Sex Offenders
It has recently come to attention that convicted sex offenders have been able to get Viagra and other similar drugs for erectiledysfunction from Medicaid.
Gov. To End Viagra Reimbursement For Sex Offenders
Convicted sex offenders have been getting Viagra and other erectiledysfunction drugs from Medicaid. Lawmakers are now in the process of putting an end to this.
New Phishing Law Could Net Offenders 5 Years
Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced an anti-phishing bill that would increase punishments for convicted offenders.