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# California Proposition 35 Concerns
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The EFF [points out problems with California's Proposition 35][0], which would,
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among other things, [require registered sex offenders to "disclose Internet
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activities and identities"][1]:
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[0]: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/11/eff-urges-no-vote-california-proposition-35
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[1]: http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/35/
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> [...] Proposition 35 would force individuals to provide law enforcement with
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> information about online accounts that are wholly unrelated to criminal
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> activity – such as political discussion groups, book review sites, or blogs.
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> In today’s online world, users may set up accounts on websites to communicate
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> with family members, discuss medical conditions, participate in political
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> advocacy, or even listen to Internet radio. An individual on the registered
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> sex offender list would be forced to report each of these accounts to law
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> enforcement within 24 hours of setting it up – or find themselves in jail.
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> This will have a powerful chilling effect on free speech rights of tens of
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> thousands of Californians.
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