MySpace takes steps to keep Sexual Predators off site

[mandy]

MySpace.com, a hot spot for young people to congregate online, is taking new measures to keep sexual predators off its turf. The social networking site is teaming with Sentinel Tech Holding to develop technologies designed to block convicted sex offenders from participating in the MySpace community...

Sentinel Safe will tap into a sex offender database to get detailed background information on the 550,000 registered sex offenders in the U.S. The Sentinel Safe database will include identifiable details of the convicted sex offenders, such as names, ages, physical descriptions including height, weight, eye and hair color, and distinguishing features such as scars and tattoos.

MySpace will employ a 24-hour-a-day dedicated staff to actively monitor the site for convicted sex offenders and remove any matching profiles from the community...

full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Vs4VDvHh...logy.xhtml

[BellisimaJ.]

MySpace will employ a 24-hour-a-day dedicated staff to actively monitor the site for convicted sex offenders and remove any matching profiles from the community...

Nice try, MySpace. BUT, this will not prevent sex offenders from participating on the site.  :

The social networking site is teaming with Sentinel Tech Holding to develop technologies designed to block convicted sex offenders from participating in the MySpace community...

MySpace does not verify it's users to begin with, so, there is nothing to stop one from signing up using a sock puppet.  Do NOT take this to mean that your kids will be safe from sexual predators on MySpace.