Arrested 9-year-old boy's mugshot lands online, privacy debate ensues
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/9-year-old-arrested-boys-mugshot-lands-online-privacy-debate-ensues/
What followed was an intense online debate about the
decision. Whether it was an ethical lapse in judgement is one
thing, but publishing the boy's mugshot and arrest information
is legal. It's a publicly available arrest record, meaning
various rules and terms of services about posting pictures of
youngsters without parental consent largely don't apply. What's
more, the boy is, indeed, being accused of adult crimes. Legal
niceties aside, the vitriol meter about the mugshot being
published was in the red zone. One commenter on the mugshot site
called it a "bunch of vultures"; another said, "Maybe that will
teach your punk ass a lesson."
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Keep in mind that many of these mugshot sites are essentially extortion
rackets.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
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