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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2009 1:43 PM ET By Peter Nowak, CBC News Facebook is moving to address concerns raised by Canada’s privacy commissioner and will soon implement measures that give users better control over their personal information. The…