For those who claim "privacy" of publicly posted information on Facebook and other Social Media systems:
Police embrace social media as crime-fighting tool - CNN.com
Can my ex use my "private" Facebook, Twitter and Social Media in a matrimonial dispute before the court...? Yes.
Unfortunately for Colon, one of his Facebook friends agreed to give police access to Colon's "private" information, and on August 10, a federal judge ruled Colon lost all claims to privacy when he shared those details with friends.
"Colon's legitimate expectation of privacy ended when he disseminated posts to his 'friends' because those 'friends' were free to use the information however they wanted -- including sharing it with the government," the judge wrote.
Leveraging Facebook is just one of many ways law enforcement officials are gleaning evidence from social media to help them solve crimes.
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Some "public" information takes a bit of maneuvering to find. Someone can have their Facebook settings as private as possible, but their friends or relatives might not be as savvy, allowing police to collect information by looking at what a suspect posts on their friends' public pages.
"Colon's legitimate expectation of privacy ended when he disseminated posts to his 'friends' because those 'friends' were free to use the information however they wanted -- including sharing it with the government," the judge wrote.
Leveraging Facebook is just one of many ways law enforcement officials are gleaning evidence from social media to help them solve crimes.
...
Some "public" information takes a bit of maneuvering to find. Someone can have their Facebook settings as private as possible, but their friends or relatives might not be as savvy, allowing police to collect information by looking at what a suspect posts on their friends' public pages.
Can my ex use my "private" Facebook, Twitter and Social Media in a matrimonial dispute before the court...? Yes.
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