Congress May Add Record Requirements to MySpace

An anonymous reader writes "CNet is reporting that Congress may be working to extend the record retention requirements they're already working on for ISPs to social networking sites. Sites such as MySpace or FaceBook would be required to hold onto content access records for an unspecified length of time." From the article: "In those meetings, Justice Department representatives went beyond the argument that data retention was necessary to protect children--and claimed it would aid in terrorism investigations as well. During Wednesday's hearing, politicians also claimed that social-networking sites were not doing enough to verify that their users who claimed to be a certain age were telling the truth. (Recent news reports have said that sex predators are using MySpace and similar sites to meet up with teens.)"

Comments

Parents?

[andrewman327]

While the parents groups were in DC lobbying congress, their children were chatting with this really awesome guy who's only a few years older than they are, honest!

Re:Parents?

[neoform]

SOMEBODY PLLLLEEEASE THINK OF THE TERRORISTS!

I mean golly, who doesn't know that all the hip cool terrorists out there use MySpace to plan their attacks..

oh yeah, and let's pass laws cause uh, pedophiles also. yeah. (i wonder if there's a way they can sneak abortion into this issue as well..)

Re:Parents?

[Opportunist]

Umm... if you get knocked up by the pedophile terrorist that you're gonna meet on MySpace (who is gonna offer you drugs, of course) you must not get an abortion... maybe somewhere along those lines.

Re:Parents?

[AndyMan1]

Terrorist pirate snakes on a plane! OVER POLAND!

Terrorism?

[Andrewkov]

This will help terrorism? Does Osama have a MySpace profile??

Re:Terrorism?

[andrewman327]

No, he uses Blogspot: 72virgins.blogspot.com

Re:Terrorism?

[oahazmatt]

This will help terrorism? Does Osama have a MySpace profile??

Yes

Re:Terrorism?

[dr_dank]

Yes. He ordered the 9/11 attacks after his bitch mom wouldn't give him a ride to the mall. Listening to emo and cutting himself just wasn't doing the trick anymore.

oh c'mon

[myspys]

In those meetings, Justice Department representatives went beyond the argument that data retention was necessary to protect children--and claimed it would aid in terrorism investigations as well.

guys, you KNOW you're only required to use one of those. EITHER think of the children OR terrorists

this is over the top. someone might notice your tactics!

I whole heartedly agree

[A beautiful mind]

Those damn kids^Wterrorists with their flash, background music and 32 sized Comic Sans fonts have to be apprehended!

My EYES!

Terrorism on myspace?

[MobyDisk]

Wow, that's a stretch. Does anyone have a link to Osama Bin Laden's myspace profile? Or is he disguised as a 16 year old goth girl?

This is GREAT!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

Heck, I'm all for forcing MySpace to verify age and gender of every one with a profile. And clearly posting the true information on their page.

I'm tired of chatting up cute 14 y.o. girls who parents don't understand them, only to find out they are 54 y.o. male FBI agents. Come on MySpace, give a guy some warning!

Re:Since when did we all become a bunch of pussies

[hackstraw]

I vote for liberalism.

I vote libertarian.

Oh, and for the record to the current regime:

FUCK YOU!

And yes, I do bear arms, am very well trained in gorilla combat, AND I'm willing to die for my freedoms.

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Cross that line sukka!

Re:Since when did we all become a bunch of pussies

[jdeluise]

am very well trained in gorilla combat, AND I'm willing to die for my freedoms.

Personally, I'd be more impressed if you took on polar bears....but gorillas are tough enough I guess. Would you be willing to do an act at my local zoo?

Re:Since when did we all become a bunch of pussies

[Dexx]

We are at war with terrorism. We have always been at war with terrorism.