Some time back, I discussed a case where the defendant in a personal injury lawsyit was trying to obtain continued discovery of a plaintiff’s Facebook and My Space entries. See my prior post. The Houston trial judge had ruled that after the plaintiff changed her settings to private, the defendant could no longer obtain
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Forcing Employee to Provide Login Info can Violate Statute
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If an employer accesses an employee’s social networking site without permission, or worse, accesses the site under threat of termination, then the employer may be liable for a claim of invasion of privacy and violation of the federal Stored Communication Act. Such was the result in a federal lawsuit in New Jersey. Delaware Employment…
Requiring Facebook Passwords Not a Winning Policy
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The City of Bozeman, Montana will no longer require Facebook passwords as part of its application process, as reported in Delaware Employment Law blog. That was a risky decision. How many applicants would pass up this relatively large employer (in that neck of the woods) if they have to reveal too much. Too, the…
Social Networking: Good and Bad
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Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, they are all the rage. These websites present amazing opportunities to network and stay in touch. A friend of mine has family all across the US. They stay in touch with Facebook. But, for all the possibilities, these websites also present risk. Chris McKinney explains the risks in his true story of…