MySpace Ruling Could Lead To Jail For Lying Online Daters

CNET NEWS -- Dec 1 -- The MySpace suicide case concluded last week, with the jury finding Lori Drew guilty of three misdemeanor counts of gaining unauthorized access to MySpace. Web site terms of service, which end users universally ignore, suddenly have teeth: violating them is a federal hacking offense, punishable with jail time. The days of being able to freely lie on the Web could be coming to an end. This could mean serious trouble for people who lie about their age, weight, or marital status in their online dating profiles. All those people who have lied about their age or weight in an eHarmony profile would now appear to be computer hackers. And if you gain 30 pounds after posting your profile and don't promptly update your profile--yep, jail for you. FULL ARTICLE @ CNET NEWS

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