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Thursday, December 15, 2005

Fun with Chlamydia


I'm guessing 95% of emails sent from this site today were bogus. (At least, mine were.) Explains the LATimes:

In an age when many search for sex on the Internet, Los Angeles County health officials on Wednesday unveiled a controversial tool to fight the spread of HIV and other diseases: a website that helps send anonymous e-mail warning people that they might be infected.

Through the website, inSPOTLA.org, users can send a free, unsigned electronic postcard with a standard message or a personal note, thus avoiding an awkward conversation that many people would rather not have. The idea is to help people be more forthcoming with sexual partners so those at risk of sexually transmitted diseases get tested and practice safer sex.

And just a reminder that -- tee, hee -- the Internet is populated by eighth graders: A majority of LATimes.com readers admit that they'll use the site to send prank emails to friends, not to inform secret lovers that Chlamydia is heading their way:

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