[ NNSquad ] Why Facebook Data Tends to Condemn You in Court

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Why Facebook Data Tends to Condemn You in Court

http://j.mp/119rB3T  (Wired)

   "U.S. courts have a structural bias against "guilty" verdicts, but when
    it comes to Facebook data the situation is reversed: Social media
    activity is more readily used to convict you in a court of law than to
    defend you.  That's because prosecutors generally have an easier time
    than defense attorneys getting private information out of Facebook and
    other social networks, as highlighted in an ongoing Portland murder
    case. In that case, the defense attorney has evidence of a Facebook
    conversation in which a key witness reportedly tells a friend he was
    pressured by police into falsely incriminating the defendant."

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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
 - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
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Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
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