Under the law, any Web site operator who fails to check the identification and age of users can be fined up to $50,000, or face up to six months in prison, each time an underage child gains access to adult material.
The messages to children are clear - do not give out personal contact details online, and never meet up with someone you have met online unless accompanied by an adult. Many paedophiles pose as children themselves to increase the chances of meeting...
Because they’ve had this people have been able to do degrees - we've had people write books, do vocational training and aspire to things they would do in their early adult life. We did that for a year but Janette said 'I don't want you to do it for...
The Treasury confirmed this week that the newly created Identity and Passport Service (IPS) will take over the work being done by the Office for National Statistics on the Citizen Information Project to create an adult population register...
Those may be made available to an adult or a minor with adult supervision "for educational purposes". Rick Lane, vice president for government affairs at MySpace owner News Corp, said: "We have been working collaboratively on security and safety...
The Commission has launched a consultation into how to cut the risks associated with mobile phone use for minors, including bullying, access to illegal or adult content, the threat of grooming, as well as the high cost to children of using the...