Sex offenders must hand over passwords

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28437829

ATLANTA - Privacy advocates are questioning an aggressive Georgia law set to take effect Thursday that would require sex offenders to hand over Internet passwords, screen names and e-mail addresses.

Georgia joins a small band of states complying with guidelines in a 2006 federal law requiring authorities to track Internet addresses of sex offenders, but it is among the first to take the extra step of forcing its 16,000 offenders to turn in their passwords as well.

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Kelli S.  
Created by Kelli S. on 31 December 2008

Kelli S.'s thoughts:

I think it's a great law. When sex offenders commit the crimes they should loose all of their privacy rights. Hopefully it will catch on in the other states as well.

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