Plan would make pervs reveal their online profiles

Convicted sex offenders would be required to disclose their social-media, dating-app and other online profiles to state authorities under a proposal by Gov. Cuomo.

The legislation, to be announced in Cuomo’s 2020 State of the State Address next month, would compel sex offenders to alert the Division of Criminal Justice Services of the accounts they use for social media, online dating and gaming, according to the governor’s office.

DCJS would then give the data to the relevant online companies, which would develop policies to manage the creeps in their midst.

The proposal would make it a crime for sex offenders to misrepresent themselves online, or fail to notify authorities of their presence. The governor’s office did not reveal what the penalties would be.

The proposal would seal a loophole in the e-STOP law, passed when Cuomo was the state attorney general. Under e-STOP, sex offenders must provide DCJS with their e-mail addresses and screen names, but the 2008 law doesn’t keep pace with new platforms.

“Protecting New York’s children is our top priority and we cannot let technological advances become entryways that allow dangerous online predators to identify and prey on new victims,” Cuomo said in a statement. “Our laws must keep pace with the world around us, and with this measure, we will help safeguard those using these Web sites and apps, and stop those who seek to harm and exploit our children once and for all.”