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The California man thought he put his past behind him, but then he became victim to an online scam associated more with the mafia than the Internet. He is alleging in a federal lawsuit that three websites are running an extortion racket preying on his history as a one-time registered sex offender. The alleged shakedown is a growing trend in cyberspace that also includes "ransomware" -- another extortion scheme that uses fake police and FBI warnings to demand money in exchange for unfreezing data on your computer, experts say.

Original Article03/22/2014By Robert Anglen A shadowy network of Arizona-based Internet companies that used public records to demand money from sex offenders and harass those who complained has imploded amid lawsuits, court hearings and new standar...

They will have to go after the individuals, not Facebook, and already within the last hour, there are about 6 other pages created. And this is exactly why the registry must be taken offline. No criminal records should be available ...

A ban on naming a convicted child sex offender may have been breached on Twitter, the High Court heard on Thursday. Lawyers for the man, who is involved in legal action against Facebook, claimed the rival social media site was used to publish his identity. A judge was told the potential breach of his order could amount to contempt of court. It was also confirmed that a barrister has now been instructed to represent a second defendant in the ongoing case, Joseph McCloskey. He was joined to the proceedings over his alleged role in the running of a Facebook page entitled 'Keeping our kids safe from predators'.

The judge may have ordered Facebook to remove the page, but it's still there: http://tinyurl.com/cxypm29

Original Article08/24/2013By CHARLES LANE A suburban county on Long Island, N.Y., is taking a novel approach to monitoring sex offenders: It's giving the job to a victims' advocacy group. The measure was approved unanimously (Video) earlier this...