CA measure would ban anonymous online speech for sex offenders
"Civil liberties groups say Proposition 35 is a "dangerous legislative model."
If there's anything everyone can agree about, it's that sexual exploitation of minors is wrong. Proposition 35, on the ballot in California for Tuesday's election, would take a number of steps to crack down on sex offenders. It would increase penalties for crimes related to both child and adult prostitution, fund support services for victims of these crimes, and require law enforcement officials to receive additional training on the topic.
A less-noticed provision of the proposal would effectively ban registered sex offenders from engaging in anonymous speech online. If the proposition passes, sex offenders would be required to notify local law enforcement agencies every time they signed up for a new Internet Service Provider or acquired a new "Internet identifier." That is defined as "an electronic mail address, user name, screen name, or similar identifier used for the purpose of Internet forum discussions, Internet chat room discussions, instant messaging, social networking, or similar Internet communication."
The provision has raised the ire of civil liberties groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "EFF opposes this proposition because it would create new restrictions on online speech and increased government surveillance of the online accounts for a class of individuals, creating a dangerous legislative model for policing unpopular groups in the future," wrote staffer Rainey Reitman in a Sunday blog post. "While we share concerns about human trafficking [????] and want to make sure the law is as effective as possible, we believe that censorship and increased surveillance of an entire class of people is not the right legislative fix for this troubling problem.""
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/ca-measure-would-ban-anonymous-online-speech-for-sex-offenders/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+All+content%29
EFF Urges No Vote on California Proposition 35
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/11/eff-urges-no-vote-california-proposition-35
No On Prop 35 ACLU Francisco Lobaco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRli5rkM080
Published: Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 - 12:00 am
Last Modified: Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 - 12:39 pm
Prop. 35 backers say human-trafficking measure is needed; foes argue it's badly flawed
"Proposition 35, also known as the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act, would more closely align California law with federal law. The proposition would further expand the definition of "human trafficking" to cover the creation and sale of child pornography. If the initiative passes, offenders would face prison sentences and fines that in some cases double or triple existing penalties. They would be required to register as sex offenders, and to provide law enforcement with Internet- related information, such as their screen names and email addresses. Proponents say this is necessary in a "digital age" in which the Internet facilitates child exploitation."
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/02/4872829/prop-35-backers-say-human-trafficking.html#storylink=cpy
Posted: 11/07/2012 3:16 pm EST
Prop 35: Human trafficking measure wins big
"More than $2 million from Chris Kelly, Facebook’s former privacy chief and an unsuccessful candidate for California attorney general in 2010, helped put Proposition 35 on the ballot."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/prop-35-passes-california_n_2089305.html
November 7, 2012
ACLU files lawsuit over Proposition 35's sex offender provisions
"The American Civil Liberties Union has asked the courts to block provisions of California's new voter-approved law targeting human trafficking.
Proposition 35, which passed with 81 percent of the vote Tuesday, enacts harsher penalties for persons convicted of crimes related to human trafficking, a concept that gained broad support in polls and at the ballot box. But a less-noticed provision in the measure requires registered sex offenders to disclose to authorities aliases and service providers they use online.
American Civil Liberties Union's Northern California arm and Electronic Frontier Foundation believe that unconstitutionally restricts the First Amendment rights of registered sex offenders in the states. The groups filed a lawsuit challenging just those provisions related to the Internet identifiers in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Wednesday on behalf of two registered sex offenders and a group called California Reform Sex Offender Laws."
"Chris Kelly, the former attorney general candidate and Facebook chief privacy officer who bankrolled Proposition 35, dismissed the lawsuit as "an attack on the very idea of sex offender registration requirements to protect kids and adults alike." He said the the enhanced registration requirements ensures "law enforcement has better information to fight trafficking [what?] and apply the law online."
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/11/aclu-files-lawsuit-over-proposition-35s-sex-offender-provisions.html#storylink=cpy
EFF Sues to Block New California Internet Sex-Offender Law
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/11/voter-internet-restrictions/
Suit seeks to block sex trafficking law
http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Suit-seeks-to-block-sex-trafficking-law-4016850.php
Awkward! ACLU Defends Pedophiles [sic] To Preserve Anonymous Free Speech
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/07/awkward-aclu-defends-pedophiles-to-preserve-anonymous-free-speech/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29
ACLU, EFF Sue to Block Parts of New Sex-Offender Law
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-07/aclu-eff-sue-to-block-parts-of-new-sex-offender-law.html
ACLU, EFF Challenge Law Targeting Online Activities of Sex Offenders
http://www.cio.com/article/721007/ACLU_EFF_Challenge_Law_Targeting_Online_Activities_of_Sex_Offenders?source=rss_all&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cio%2Ffeed%2Farticles+%28CIO.com+Feed+-+Articles%29
Judge temporarily blocks Internet disclosure requirement contained in human trafficking proposition
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21953015/judge-temporarily-blocks-internet-disclosure-requirement-contained-human
Judge blocks California's new ban on anonymity for sex offenders
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/california-judge-blocks-voter-approved-ban-on-anonymity-for-sex-offenders/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+All+content%29
Court blocks temporarily California's disclosure rules for sex offenders
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/security/3409790/court-blocks-temporarily-californias-disclosure-rules-for-sex-offenders/
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Chris Kelly joins bid to expand CA law on sex crimes against kids
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/05/chris-kelly-joins-bid-to-expand-ca-law-on-sex-crimes-against-kids.html
Chris Kelly Joins Chelsea's Shield Effort to Get Chelsea’s Law Passed in All 50 States
http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Chris-Kelly-Joins-Chelsea-s-Shield-Effort-to-Get-4482537.php
Chelsea's Law gets boost with financial pledge from former Fac
http://www.cbs8.com/story/22146599/chelseas-law-gets-boost-with-financial-pledge-from-former-facebook-exec
Last Modified: Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 - 12:39 pm
Prop. 35 backers say human-trafficking measure is needed; foes argue it's badly flawed
"Proposition 35, also known as the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act, would more closely align California law with federal law. The proposition would further expand the definition of "human trafficking" to cover the creation and sale of child pornography. If the initiative passes, offenders would face prison sentences and fines that in some cases double or triple existing penalties. They would be required to register as sex offenders, and to provide law enforcement with Internet- related information, such as their screen names and email addresses. Proponents say this is necessary in a "digital age" in which the Internet facilitates child exploitation."
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/02/4872829/prop-35-backers-say-human-trafficking.html#storylink=cpy
Posted: 11/07/2012 3:16 pm EST
Prop 35: Human trafficking measure wins big
"More than $2 million from Chris Kelly, Facebook’s former privacy chief and an unsuccessful candidate for California attorney general in 2010, helped put Proposition 35 on the ballot."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/prop-35-passes-california_n_2089305.html
November 7, 2012
ACLU files lawsuit over Proposition 35's sex offender provisions
"The American Civil Liberties Union has asked the courts to block provisions of California's new voter-approved law targeting human trafficking.
Proposition 35, which passed with 81 percent of the vote Tuesday, enacts harsher penalties for persons convicted of crimes related to human trafficking, a concept that gained broad support in polls and at the ballot box. But a less-noticed provision in the measure requires registered sex offenders to disclose to authorities aliases and service providers they use online.
American Civil Liberties Union's Northern California arm and Electronic Frontier Foundation believe that unconstitutionally restricts the First Amendment rights of registered sex offenders in the states. The groups filed a lawsuit challenging just those provisions related to the Internet identifiers in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Wednesday on behalf of two registered sex offenders and a group called California Reform Sex Offender Laws."
"Chris Kelly, the former attorney general candidate and Facebook chief privacy officer who bankrolled Proposition 35, dismissed the lawsuit as "an attack on the very idea of sex offender registration requirements to protect kids and adults alike." He said the the enhanced registration requirements ensures "law enforcement has better information to fight trafficking [what?] and apply the law online."
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/11/aclu-files-lawsuit-over-proposition-35s-sex-offender-provisions.html#storylink=cpy
EFF Sues to Block New California Internet Sex-Offender Law
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/11/voter-internet-restrictions/
Suit seeks to block sex trafficking law
http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Suit-seeks-to-block-sex-trafficking-law-4016850.php
Awkward! ACLU Defends Pedophiles [sic] To Preserve Anonymous Free Speech
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/07/awkward-aclu-defends-pedophiles-to-preserve-anonymous-free-speech/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29
ACLU, EFF Sue to Block Parts of New Sex-Offender Law
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-07/aclu-eff-sue-to-block-parts-of-new-sex-offender-law.html
ACLU, EFF Challenge Law Targeting Online Activities of Sex Offenders
http://www.cio.com/article/721007/ACLU_EFF_Challenge_Law_Targeting_Online_Activities_of_Sex_Offenders?source=rss_all&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cio%2Ffeed%2Farticles+%28CIO.com+Feed+-+Articles%29
Judge temporarily blocks Internet disclosure requirement contained in human trafficking proposition
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21953015/judge-temporarily-blocks-internet-disclosure-requirement-contained-human
Judge blocks California's new ban on anonymity for sex offenders
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/california-judge-blocks-voter-approved-ban-on-anonymity-for-sex-offenders/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+All+content%29
Court blocks temporarily California's disclosure rules for sex offenders
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/security/3409790/court-blocks-temporarily-californias-disclosure-rules-for-sex-offenders/
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Chris Kelly joins bid to expand CA law on sex crimes against kids
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/05/chris-kelly-joins-bid-to-expand-ca-law-on-sex-crimes-against-kids.html
Chris Kelly Joins Chelsea's Shield Effort to Get Chelsea’s Law Passed in All 50 States
http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Chris-Kelly-Joins-Chelsea-s-Shield-Effort-to-Get-4482537.php
Chelsea's Law gets boost with financial pledge from former Fac
http://www.cbs8.com/story/22146599/chelseas-law-gets-boost-with-financial-pledge-from-former-facebook-exec
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