Online Age Verification May Prove Complex
An AP newswire article by Anick Jesdanun, via Yahoo! News, reports that:
At MySpace.com and many other popular online hangouts, a 30-something woman can celebrate her Sweet 16 over and over with just a click of the mouse. A 12-year-old can quickly mature to meet the sites' minimum age requirements, generally 14, while an adult looking to chat with teens can virtually shed several years.More here.
With heightened concerns over sexual predators lurking at so-called social-networking sites, state attorneys general have called for such communities, particularly MySpace, to improve age and identity checks. If only it were so easy, experts say.
posted by Fergie @ 7/17/2006 02:19:00 PM
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