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Reason February 2003 Jacob Sullum |
Dangerous Assumption Sex offender registration: One of the main rationales for singling out sex offenders is the assumption that they are especially likely to commit new crimes. That belief, although widely held, seems to have little basis in fact. |
Reason September 2005 Kerry Howley |
Lifetime Commitment Pilot GPS projects are popping up in jurisdictions across the U.S., and more than 30 states are now slapping anklets on paroled sex offenders. |
InternetNews September 11, 2007 Nicholas Carlson |
KIDS Act: How Far is The Law's Online Reach? The KIDS Act of 2007 would require sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses. But some think that goes too far. |
ifeminists June 16, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
A travesty of sex offender status Apparently, the annual World Naked Bike Ride in Boulder is an event intended primarily to protest oil dependency and to spotlight the vulnerability of cyclists on the road. |
Salon.com January 24, 2002 Pegi Taylor |
Out of the frying pan, into group therapy A new Supreme Court ruling could increase the number of former sex offenders released into the community. For these ex-cons, the end of detention marks the beginning of intense, and possibly endless, therapy... |
InternetNews December 6, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Can MySpace Protect Its People? MySpace said this week it has found a way to protect its users from convicted sexual offenders, but Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal calls it "ineffective." |
IEEE Spectrum July 2006 John Voelcker |
Stalked by Satellite Many states have general laws against stalking or harassment, but far fewer specifically address GPS tracking, mobile phones, Internet spyware, and other recent developments in consumer technology. |
National Defense May 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Defense Dept. Studying Options To Lower Cost of GPS Receivers Information-age technologies such as software radio and miniaturized electronics could, one day, make it possible for soldiers to combine their global positioning satellite receivers and handheld radios into a single device. |
Reason July 2008 Kerry Howley |
Striking Distance Few states have enforced the "three strikes" law with as much zeal as California. But thanks to perverse incentives built into the legislation, the law may encourage some of those offenders to commit more-violent crimes in the future. |
InternetNews July 6, 2007 Nicholas Carlson |
NJ AG Pushing MySpace For More Data MySpace parent-company Fox Interactive Media has until Monday to respond to demands from New Jersey's new chief law enforcement officer to provide more details on convicted sex offenders who have profiles on the social networking site |
T.H.E. Journal October 2008 Ralph C. Jensen |
Can I Come In? New access-control devices are an important addition to the sophisticated work that one Texas school district is doing to protect its students. |
Wired September 25, 2007 Brendan I. Koerner |
Mr. Know-It-All: Sex-Offender Witch Hunt, Facebook Fibs, Radio-Tagged Deer Get the facts before worrying about a registered sex offender moving into your neighborhood... Stretching the truth on Facebook... Do ear tags on animals cause pain?... |
Entrepreneur August 2003 Nichole L. Torres |
I Spy Workplace surveillance is coming to small and midsize businesses. |
InternetNews July 25, 2007 Nicholas Carlson |
MySpace Deletes More Sex Offenders MySpace has deleted another 29,000 sex offender member profiles from its network, Chief Security Officer Hemanshu Nigam confirmed today. |
Reason July 2007 Jeff Taylor |
Little Criminals Locking up bad kids with bad adults has long been recognized as counterproductive. Yet a recent report from the Justice Policy Institute reveals that many states simply do not have enough juvenile detention slots for young offenders, even those who commit nonviolent crimes. |
InternetNews May 21, 2007 Nicholas Carlson |
MySpace Releases Predator Names to AGs MySpace complies with an open letter request penned by eight attorneys general. |
InternetNews July 25, 2006 Roy Mark |
House OKs Stronger Online Child Protections Wide-ranging legislation targets persons deceptively luring children to sex sites. |
InternetNews December 8, 2006 Roy Mark |
Senators Want More Protection For Social Networks Proposed legislation would require registered sex offenders to submit e-mail addresses to authorities. |
InternetNews July 11, 2007 Nicholas Carlson |
MySpace Digs Up More Sex Offenders In response to a subpoena by New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram, MySpace this week handed over information on sex offenders that joined the service since May 21. |
ifeminists October 19, 2009 |
A correction gratefully received..... A reader writes in to correct a point of information in an article regarding juvenile sexual offenders. |
Inc. November 2005 Max Chafkin |
Megan's Law and Your Business What employers need to know about the new national sex offender registry. Because sex offender status is generally considered public information, companies could be held liable for not using the database. |
Entrepreneur December 2003 Gisela M. Pedroza |
Tee Time A high-tech way to improve your golf swing: The SD GPS receiver from iGolf Technologies uses GPS technology to measure the distance to the front, center and back of a golf green. |
Wired August 21, 2007 |
Expired-Tired-Wired Expired: Weekly meetings... Tired: Tracking anklet... Wired: Secure continuous remote alcohol monitoring... etc. |
PC Magazine April 18, 2007 Karin Halperin |
The Ethics of GPS Is location-based technology putting privacy at risk? |