It’s a cornerstone of the Internet. The fake identity. And now CNET reports that the DOJ wants to make it illegal to use a false identity on Facebook or lie about your weight on Match.com. You’re kidding right?

CNET obtained a statement from the Department of Justice that’s scheduled to be delivered tomorrow to Congress. The DOJ will tell Congress that it wants to make it a prosecutable offense to violate a site’s terms of service. You know, that thing no one ever reads, but we all agree too.

DOJ computer crime chief Richard Downing will tell congress tomorrow that theComputer Fraud and Abuse Act should allow, “prosecutions based upon a violation of terms of service or similar contractual agreement with an employer or provider.”  via Gizmodo

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