Can my Facebook page hurt my family law case?
Lorne MacLean, QC gives some valuable advice on using social media in this one-minute Q&A.
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Did you know that what you post on Facebook can be used as evidence in a lawsuit?
According to a non-peer-reviewed study of 721 million active Facebook users, released by Facebook in collaboration with the Università degli Studi di Milano, on Facebook, there is only 4.74 degrees of separation rather than the familiar adage of “six degrees of…
You’ve Been (e) Served
From e-mail, to e-shopping, to e-dating, incentive to leave your beloved computer can at times dwindle. It would seem, too, that the law community has caught on to this ‘e’ trend , adding “e-service” to the ever-growing list of electronic…
Dislike? Opposing Party Posts Comments About Attorney
The opposing party in a divorce case took to Facebook to post comments about opposing counsel—and now he is being sued by the attorney for defamation. The attorney represented the wife in a divorce case, and the husband was apparently…
What Are the Risks of Jurors Using Social Media?
Post by Randall Ryder This past week, a juror was charged with contempt of court after she talked about a guilty verdict on Facebook before the verdict was read. Should jurors be forbidden from using social media? In the case this…
Will Facebook’s Privacy Policy Cause Users to Close Their Accounts?
Post by Randall Ryder Social media giant Facebook has been under fire in recent weeks for concerns about another privacy policy. In the last few months, Facebook has made a number of changes to their privacy policy. For the most part,…
Senators Criticize Facebook Security Policy
Three Democratic Senators held a press conference last week to criticize Facebook’s new information policy, which allows Facebook to share more information to third parties without user’s consent. The new privacy setting requires users to opt-out, rather than opt-in, to…
Did Facebook alter a defendant’s sentence?
A New York teenager is going to jail for killing her boyfriend while driving under the influence. The 17 year old had a .13 BAC and was driving 56 mph in a 30 mph zone when she crashed into a…
Facebook makes amends
From the Toronto Star Aug 27, 2009 11:38 AM Joanna Smith Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA – Facebook has agreed to change some of its privacy policies in response to harsh criticism from a Canadian watchdog over how much personal information it…
Facebook status update: Privacy dispute is easing
From the Toronto Star Aug 18, 2009 04:30 AM Susan Delacourt Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA–Facebook has given Canada’s privacy commissioner formal assurances that it is tightening up control over how people’s personal information is treated on the huge social networking site.…