Category: General News

Shady scam bots trick Omegle users into nonconsensual video sex recordings

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[blog.malwarebytes.com – 4/16/21] 14-year old Michael (not his real name) from Scandinavia first visited Omegle, the video online chat that has become hugely popular since the start of the pandemic, after hearing about “unpredictable and weird encounters” one may experience on the site from other students in school. He was intrigued. At the end of his “session”, however, he was worried. The allure of talking to strangers and doing “stuff” A couple of months ago, Malwarebytes Labs covered a BBC investigation into Omegle, wherein they found that young boys are…

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CA: Data Driven 2: California Dragnet—New Data Set Shows Scale of Vehicle Surveillance in the Golden State

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[eff.org – 4/22/21] This project is based on data processed by student journalist Olivia Ali, 2020 intern JJ Mazzucotelli, and research assistant Liam Harton, based on California Public Records Act requests filed by EFF and dozens of students at the University of Nevada, Reno Reynolds School of Journalism. Tiburon, California: a 13-square-mile peninsula town in Marin County, known for its glorious views of the San Francisco Bay and its eclectic retail district. What the town’s tourism bureau may not want you to know: from the moment you drive into the city limits, your vehicle will…

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Please take this survey available for registrants and families

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[ladyjusticemyth.blog – 4/21/21] Please complete the ensnarement survey for C.A.G.E. My name is Kathleen Hambrick. Some of you know me by my blog name Lady Justice Myth. I became a member of this community on February 17th 2017 when my then twenty year old son was entrapped in Washington state. There police run a ‘collars for dollars’ scheme by the name of Net Nanny. It took me a year to understand, against my upbringing, that the police agenda had nothing to do with public safety in this case, it has everything to do with…

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“The Book” on registration laws becoming available for purchase

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[floridaactioncommittee.org – 4/16/21] Professors Wayne Logan (Florida State University School of Law) and JJ Prescott (University of Michigan School of Law) have edited the textbook on sex offense registration laws, literally. The two professors, along with other professionals; Andrew J. Harris, Scott M. Walfield, Alissa R. Ackerman, Lisa L. Sample, Kelly Socia, Amanda Agan, Jill S. Levenson, and Elizazeth J. Letourneau, have written “Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Laws, An Empirical Evaluation” to serve as an academic textbook on the subject. Read the full article  

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MT: Federal judge to rule on sex offender registration for ‘gay sex’ convictions

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[kpvi.com – 3/30/21] The Montana Attorney General’s Office opposed removing a former Missoula man from the state’s sexual offender registry despite evidence he was designated a sex offender because he had consensual “gay sex” when he was 18 years old. At a trial held Tuesday before U.S. District Court Judge Dana L. Christensen, Assistant Attorney General Hannah Tokerud argued the case did not hinge on whether the man, Randall _____, was convicted for having consensual sex. “It hinges on whether he is required to register in Idaho,” Tokerud said. If…

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How you can search for bills and advocacy groups in your state

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[ACSOL] How to search for state bills to call and write about: Go to LegiScan.com Scroll down to the National Legislative Search Select your state Type “sex” or any other words in the “Full Text Search” field Click the Search button How to search for federal bills to call and write about: Go to congress.gov Click the dropdown box at the top of the page and select Legislation In the field next to that type “sex” or any other words Click the magnifying glass National advocacy groups that you can…

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The Sex Offender Law That Could’ve Broken the Government

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Herman Gundy was a convicted sex offender who failed to register as one in Pennsylvania and New York, states in which he traveled and resided. Under the Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act of 2006, he had to register, so he was sent to prison again for failing to do so. Gundy v. United States was a 2019 Supreme Court case that dealt with the “nondelegation doctrine,” the practice that prohibits Congress, well, from delegating its legislative abilities to executive administrative agencies such as the Department of Justice or private…

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NY: Rensselaer County proposes animal abuser registry

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[news10.com – 2/23/21] TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On Tuesday, Rensselaer County legislators filed a local law to create a local animal abuse registry. “This legislation will establish an online registry for individuals who are convicted of animal abuse and neglect,” said Minority Leader Peter Grimm. “It is in the best interest of our residents and their animals that an online registry be established identifying individuals, living in Rensselaer County.” Read the full article  

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International Travel 2021

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This post is intended as a place for discussions about International Travel ONLY. We added a new post for this year in order to keep the discussion manageable.  For more information and previous discussions on the topic, please see the pages in the International Travel menu named International Travel [year number]  Click here for the latest International Travel Information and Resources  

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Are you affected by AWA Title IV because your partner, fiancé, or spouse is on the registry? Let us know your experience

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[ACSOL] Congress passed the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (AWA) and President Bush signed the AWA into law on July 27, 2006. The declared purpose of the AWA was “to protect children from sexual exploitation and violent crime, to prevent child abuse and child pornography, to promote Internet safety, and to honor the memory of Adam Walsh and other child crime victims.” Since it affects all registrants, the focus is mainly on Title I of AWA, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). However, there…

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MN: Third COVID death at Moose Lake sex offender facility

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A client housed in a Minnesota sex offender treatment facility has died from COVID-19, state officials said Monday. Friday’s death at the Moose Lake facility is the third COVID-related fatality in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) since the pandemic surfaced early last year in Minnesota. “We mourn his passing and extend our deepest sympathy to those who loved him and called him friend,” according to a statement from Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead, whose agency runs the program. “The toll the pandemic continues to take in human lives is…

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Join the Virtual Florida Action Committee Holiday Party December 24 and 25

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[floridaactioncommittee.org – 12/23/20] If you find yourself stranded for the holidays, no where to go….just pick up the phone and come to our FAC Virtual Holiday Party. TEN full hours of entertainment over TWO days!  Pop-in anytime and stay as long as you want.  Be part of the entertainment.  if you have a special request or something you want to share, just let us know and we will give you the stage! The schedule is flexible. Share this Flyer with friends and family. One catch – You have to provide…

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FL: Motion to Alter or Amend filed in Ex Post Facto Plus Case

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[floridaactioncommittee.org 0 12/22/20] As promised, the Ex Post Facto Plus case has not seen the end of the road. Yesterday, attorneys for the Does filed a Motion to Alter or Amend the Order. A copy of the Motion is below, but in lay terms it argues that the very recent 11th Circuit Court Case upon which the court relied should be distinguished from this one and/or the case should proceed as to the current Plaintiff’s obligations under the changes to the registry made within the statute of limitations (4 years…

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