News Corp.’s MySpace is refusing a request by eight attorneys general to release the names of sex offenders who are on MySpace and in possible violation of their parole agreements:

RALEIGH, N.C. – Citing federal privacy law, MySpace.com said Tuesday it won’t comply with a request by attorneys general from eight states to hand over the names of registered sex offenders who use the social networking Web site. MySpace’s chief security officer said the company regularly discloses information to law enforcement officials but the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act says it can only do so when proper legal processes are followed.“We’re truly disheartened that the AGs chose to send out a letter … when there was an existing legal process that could have been followed,” the security officer, Hemanshu Nigam, said in an interview.

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