Friday, July 09, 2004

LA plans cybercafe teen curfew | The Register

LA plans cybercafe teen curfew | The Register: "LA plans cybercafe teen curfew
By John Leyden
Published Thursday 8th July 2004 11:48 GMT
Los Angeles is to impose a curfew on kids into cybercafes because the venues have become a popular hangout for truants and the focus of serious youth violence in the city. Cybercafes (or PC baangs) with more than five machines will need a police license must install video cameras for security under regulations put forward in Los Angeles City Council yesterday.
Children under 18 will be banned from cafes on school days between 08.30am and 13.30pm and after 2200pm Cyber cafe customers will be required to provide identification on request."