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Scott Ard Former Editor in Chief, CNET
CNET former Editor in Chief Scott Ard has been a journalist for more than 20 years and an early tech adopter for even longer. Those two passions led him to editing one of the first tech sections for a daily newspaper in the mid 1990s, and to joining CNET part-time in 1996 and full-time a few years later.
Some 85,000 registered sex offenders in California could soon find their names, photos, addresses and details of their crimes listed on the Internet. The Senate Public Safety Committee passed an update Tuesday to Megan's Law that was written by California Assemblywoman NicoleParra.
The current method of finding such information typically requires a trip to the local police station. You can read the bill here.