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Submission + - 'Eraser' law will let California kids scrub online past (phys.org)

Submitted by gregor-e on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @05:40PM

gregor-e writes: The first-of-its-kind "eraser button" law, signed Monday by Governor Jerry Brown, will force social media titans such as Facebook, Twitter and Google let minors scrub their personal online history in the hopes that it might help them avoid personal and work-related problems.
The law will take effect on January 1, 2015.

Submission + - Comcast to provide helpful copyright violation popups

Submitted by gregor-e on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @02:46PM

gregor-e writes: Comcast is said to be preparing to snoop on your internet browsing to detect when you attempt to download a copyright-protected item. On detection, Comcast will pop up a helpful window that contains information about where you can obtain a legal version of whatever you're downloading.

Submission + - Magazine photos fool age-verification cameras (pinktentacle.com)

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on Sunday June 29, 2008 @07:59AM

gregor-e writes: "Japan has scheduled a full-scale rollout of visual age-verification on cigarette vending machines. Unfortunately for them, a Sankei Sports news reporter has determined that this system can be fooled by holding up a magazine photo of an adult."

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