A new bill has been proposed in California by Sen. Ellen Corbett that could give parents access to their children's social networking pages like Facebook. If parents don't want certain information revealed on the site, they can send a request to have it removed. To top it off, any social site that does not take action can be fined up to $10,000.
Perhaps most importantly, the bill would enforce privacy settings at the beginning of signing up, rather than asking for personal information first. "You shouldn't have to sign in and give up your personal information before you get to the part where you say, 'Please don't share my personal information,'" Sen. Corbett told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Personally, I like the idea of the bill. The revisions to the privacy settings only makes sense. I'm always wary about filling in personal information on new sites until I know they're legit. Many times, I will refuse to sign up on certain sites because I don't know what kind of privacy settings they enforce. By selecting privacy settings before entering any personal info, you're eliminating that stress factor. In addition to the privacy settings, parents should be monitoring what their kids are posting. Yeah, kids these days know how to use the Internet. That doesn't make them capable of making the smartest decisions within the online realm. Although it does seem somewhat invasive, parents should be able to look out for their children in all aspects of their lives.
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