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Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by nradov on Friday May 14, 2021 @05:35PM (#27159950)
Such a law probably wouldn't be Constitutional. Speech can't be compelled.
Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by dodobirdlord on Friday May 14, 2021 @08:39PM (#27161170)
It would probably pass muster if framed in terms of defamation. Making it statutorily defamation (i.e. you automatically lose civil suits, regardless of your intent to defame) to distribute someone’s arrest record without also distributing their conviction record with equal prominence would probably strike the right balance.
Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by LorenPechtel on Saturday May 15, 2021 @12:49PM (#27166803)
It needs to be criminal so the people that do it offshore can be nailed.
Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by nradov on Friday May 14, 2021 @10:16PM (#27161686)
Unlikely. The Constitution contains no exceptions for defamation.
Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by dodobirdlord on Saturday May 15, 2021 @07:19PM (#27169838)
Defamation is already a civil tort. Are you under the impression that the First Amendment protects defamatory speech from being litigated as defamation?
Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by wizzwizz4 on Friday May 14, 2021 @06:10PM (#27160235)
Can't it? Apparently the US government can compel you to act as though your website's records haven't been seized – which includes publishing your weekly “our records haven't been seized” notice.
Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by nradov on Friday May 14, 2021 @07:42PM (#27160830)
That is not legally correct. There is no such law or precedent. If you disagree then please provide a specific citation.
Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by wizzwizz4 on Saturday May 15, 2021 @10:04AM (#27165347)
> In September 2014, U.S. security researcher Moxie Marlinspike wrote that "every lawyer I've spoken to has indicated that having a 'canary' you remove or choose not to update would likely have the same legal consequences as simply posting something that explicitly says you've received something."[15][16]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary

Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by nradov on Saturday May 15, 2021 @11:04AM (#27165821)
Those are informal opinions and carry no legal weight.