Proposed Bill Designed to Circumvent Online Predators

The issue of online predators continues to make waves in the Internet community. This time, Connecticut’s Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has come up with a bill that forces social networking sites such as MySpace, Friendster, and Facebook to verify the age of every user and then get permission from the parents of all of those who are under 18.
Many sites are already stepping up security measures. For example, MySpace already screens for sex offenders and checks for offensive material. But with over 160 million subscribers it’s often difficult to catch all the bad guys. Kids being as web savvy as they are today can often circumvent those safeguards. We still believe that ultimately parents must adjust the thinking of their children and teach them that it is truly a scary world out there, even online.

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