| Tuesday, January 30, 2007 |
| MySpace sex offenders, watch out |
Sex offenders beware. MySpace, the social networking website owned by News Corp has provided database technology to help the US authorities collect information on convicted sex offenders, said a report.
Sentinel Safe, a database that has been developed by MySpace and Sentinel Technologies, based in Downers Grove, Ill helps law enforcement to search more quickly for criminals who prey on victims in online communities. MySpace has given the database to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which helps investigate crimes against young people.
According to reports, about 600,000 registered sex offenders are listed in more than 50 databases in the US. Sentinel Safe works in such a way that it uses information to help websites and third parties identify, remove and block convicted sex offenders over the Internet.
This according to NewsCorp top brass, would help in keeping the Internet safer by tracking down those who commit crimes against children. MySpace has more than 140 million registered users worldwide.Labels: Tech |
| posted by a correspondent @ 8:35 PM |
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