Is there anything stopping potential criminals from just popping down to the local library or internet cafe?
Hell, whenever I would pull a practical joke on a friend back in college, I never logged into a machine from the computer in my dorm - made it too easy for them to find out who'd been messing with their account. I'd just go down to the local computer lab and do it from there.
Or does this law mandate that every computer require a valid driver's license to be swiped before logging on?
Well, yeah. All the libraries I know about have content filtering in place and policies that allow the library to kick out and/or call the police on a patron that is viewing objectionable material. The libraries also tightly control the PCs that are provided for public use. Same thing at coffee shops, and the clientele will do a good-enough policing job that will discourage the ickies.
I have never seen any other web service that offers a self-service delete option? Why are they so hesitant? I have tried to get a few online accounts deleted over the years and it varies in difficulty, but each time it required an email or online chat exchange with a real person.
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Is there anything stopping potential criminals from just popping down to the local library or internet cafe?
Hell, whenever I would pull a practical joke on a friend back in college, I never logged into a machine from the computer in my dorm - made it too easy for them to find out who'd been messing with their account. I'd just go down to the local computer lab and do it from there.
Or does this law mandate that every computer require a valid driver's license to be swiped before logging on?
Well, yeah. All the libraries I know about have content filtering in place and policies that allow the library to kick out and/or call the police on a patron that is viewing objectionable material. The libraries also tightly control the PCs that are provided for public use. Same thing at coffee shops, and the clientele will do a good-enough policing job that will discourage the ickies.
I have never seen any other web service that offers a self-service delete option? Why are they so hesitant? I have tried to get a few online accounts deleted over the years and it varies in difficulty, but each time it required an email or online chat exchange with a real person.