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In CO, playing politics with sex offender laws

There’s some things it’s just hard for a politician to support. Like sex offenders, for instance. A bill to require sexual offenders to register their emails, IM names and chat room identities died in Democratic-run Colorado legislature. That’s when Colorado Republican Attorney General John Suthers went bulldog, saying Democrats...

Tags: offender, sex offender

Blog posts 2007-03-13

TX celebrates 1000th DNA-assisted crime solution

fTexas is celebrating its 1000th cold case solved through its DNA database, The Dallas News says. Case number 1,000 is a sexual assault in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The Combined DNA Index System is a nationwide system used to match the DNA of convicted criminals with evidence from...

Tags: Biotechnology, DNA, offender

Blog posts 2007-03-09

Low-risk offenders' wives stand by their men

In the rush to be tough on sex offenders, the Wyoming legislature has passed a bill to make sure that every offender is listed on the states website - even those deemed low-risk, reports the Associated Press. Under the current law, people convicted of aggravated sex offenses...

Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt

Blog posts 2007-03-01

Gov. reneges on sex offender monitoring law

In a move that is bucking the trend towards more Draconian measures against sex offenders, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle is backing off of a bill he signed requiring lifetime GPS monitoring of child sex offenders, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The Democrat wants to monitor offenders with passive monitors...

Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt

Blog posts 2007-02-16

HI passes on GPS measure for sex offenders

Just about every state is advancing bills aimed at throwing the book at sex offenders. In Hawaii, three such bills were offered but only one passed the Houses Judiciary Committee yesterday, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. The one bill that passed would put sex offenders on lifetime parole. One...

Tags: Government technology, Law enforcement, State &, Local Govt

Blog posts 2007-02-14

IN tests GPS tech for 24/7 monitoring

Indiana officials are testing out a new GPS system in Allen County to monitor sex offenders and violent offenders on parole, The Indianapolis Star reports. The Allen County trial is a prelude to statewide use of the devices for all sexual and violent parolees. Last year, lawmakers...

Tags: Courts, Government technology, State &, Local Govt

Blog posts 2007-02-13

AZ wants sex offenders to reveal emails

Joining a chorus of states around the country, the Arizona Legislature is considering a bill to require sex offenders to submit their online identities to county sheriffs departments. Rep. Bob Robsons proposal would require registered sex offenders to divulge their social networking site profiles, e-mail addresses and instant-messaging...

Tags: Government technology, Law enforcement, offender, sex offender, State &, Local Govt

Blog posts 2007-02-12

KY moves to create email registry for sex offenders

In Kentucky, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill to require convicted sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses and instant message, chat and online screen names. Failure to do so would make become a Class D felony, which carries a sentence of one to five years. A subsequent...

Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt, offender, registry

Blog posts 2007-02-09

OK bill would create email registry for sex offenders

The Oklahoma State Legislature is cracking down on registered sex offenders by offering up a measure that would ban registered sex offenders from communicating with children over an Internet Web site, reports the Ardmoreite. The measure, which has been passed by the Criminal Justice and Corrections Subcommittee, authorizes...

Tags: Government technology, Law enforcement, Privacy, offender, sex offender

Blog posts 2007-02-07

SD considers satellite tracking of parolees

In South Dakota, officials are considering expanding a pilot program that monitors sex offenders with satellites, Argus Leader reports. But the technology is rife with controversy, as its use across the country has had serious problems. In some cases, offenders have been released from prison and put...

Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt, Law enforcement, offender

Blog posts 2006-12-28

Wide disparity in NJ sex offender registries

In northern New Jersey, The Record reports, not all sex offenders registries - so-called Megans Law registries - are created equal. There are wide disparities between the North Jersey counties, the paper finds. Only one in nine sex offenders living in four of North Jerseys counties ever wind...

Tags: Law enforcement, State &, Local Govt, Government technology, Megans Law, sex offender, offender

Blog posts 2006-12-27

VA proposal to add emails to sex offender registries

Virginia attorney general Bob McDonnell wants to require sex offenders to provide email addresses and IM identities to the states online registry, The Roanoke Times reports. Offenders are already required to publicize name, age, height, weight, the color of their eyes and hair, and their home and work addresses. ...

Tags: sex offender, offender, Bob McDonnell, e-mail address, e-mail

Blog posts 2006-12-12

Detection bracelet may stop alcohol-related crime

In Texas several areas are experimenting with a novel way to handle alcohol-related crimes: an electronic bracelet that detects alcohol use, reports the Houston Chronicle. Sherman L. Harris knows alcohol has caused problems in his life. After struggling with the bottle for five years, he was arrested for assaulting...

Tags: bracelet, alcohol, offender, Scram

Blog posts 2006-11-28

Additional Resources

Outrageous Comcast customer agreement - conversation with Frank Eliason

Outrageous Comcast customer agreement - conversation with Frank EliasonI'm sure this is to allow spyware...of one form or another to be installed on your PC. Comcast's wording was very deliberate. Make no mistake about it. ISP's want more control garnered from more information about your Internet life. This is also...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, Comcast Corp., Outrageous Comcast customer agreement, Frank Eliason, Outrageous Comcast, customer agreement

Discussion threads 2009-04-03

Students sue over "sexting" case

Students sue over "sexting" caseAmster, Amster, d@m-d@m-d@mCould it be that puritanical American society is becoming closer to European society? Every new generation seems to be less conservative and more willing to explore/experiment. The "free love" of the 1960's is a good example of this behavior.Kids today are realizing just how...

Tags: pornography law, R@PE, nudity

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

Child predators apparently don't use Gmail

Child predators apparently don't use GmailWell saidI enjoyed this post and agree in a whole hearted way. The law and legislators are woefully behind the times. Maybe it's time for a tech savvy litmus test for would-be legislators. After all how they perceive technology will have a great deal to...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, predator, Google Gmail, Child predator

Discussion threads 2008-10-15

9th Circuit: Feds can search laptops without suspicion

9th Circuit: Feds can search laptops without suspicionWhat about external drives and encryption?Do they have the right to search external drives? What if data on the laptop or drive is encrypted?RE: 9th Circuit: Feds can search laptops without suspicionIllegal and it's time we stop allowing the freedoms from illegal search...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, suspicion

Discussion threads 2008-04-23

The Open Source Commandments

Next Sunday, the Passover again falls upon us. For those of us Jews that celebrate the holiday, it is most associated with a ceremonial meal spent with family, where we recite the story passed down to us over hundreds of generations from Maxwell House haggadahs chronicling the exodus from Egypt...

Tags: Jason Perlow, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Operating Systems, Pharaoh Rameses, Software, UNIX

Blog posts 2008-04-09

California court order effectively erases Wikileaks

California court order effectively erases WikileaksOh yes! Judges are so wonderful! *sweet*LOL!Judges are so wonderful who are so illiterate in computer technology and the Internet... :D ]:)Aren't judges wonderful?I think everyone should have one or two in their pocket (like many large organizations obviously do.)InternationalThey need to register the site...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Currency & Foreign exchange, Pandora, Constitution, GW Bush, Wikileaks, California Court

Discussion threads 2008-02-18

PeopleDetective.Net 1 (Windows)

You are at the right place to find everything about anyone. PeopleDetective.Net offers you to investigate people with the comfort of performing your own search in your own home or office. Internet technology made it very easy to access the information. You can find people's addresses and phone numbers or...

Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows, PeopleDetective.Net, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2007-11-22