Is evidence gathered from social media the “future of litigation?”

Social media movements are again being discussed as possible pivotal evidence in a high-profile murder case, this time with a defense lawyer claiming Twitter updates prove his client's self-defense claim. 18-year-old Shanterrica Madden stands accused of the murder ... continue

Facebook again blamed in 20% of US divorces

Although it's kind of like blaming cars for transporting people to affairs more easily, Facebook has again been named as a factor in one out of five divorces in the United States. We first posted about this particular ... continue

Law enforcement recruits asked to hand over Facebook passwords, text messages

If you're sworn to uphold the law or hope to be, should you have to bend over and allow hiring directors to sift through your personal communications and base personnel decisions on that content? If a recent piece ... continue

New York Bar approves evidence mining on social networks like Facebook, with some caveats

It's kind of interesting (albeit a little scary) to watch legal precedents develop around technology we've all already been using for years. We've posted before about lawyers regarding Facebook as an "evidentiary goldmine" in divorce cases, and everyone ... continue

Facebook apologizes for ‘worst outage in over four years’

Facebook has Facebooked about yesterday's massive internet-wide DNS error debacle, explaining how the site came to be unavailable for so many hours. The explanation, quoted below, is lengthy and- spoiler alert- they had to turn off Facebook to ... continue

Facebook DNS error, the aftermath

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Misdirected Facebook messages to be read at NYC bar

Remember last week when Facebook had that problem where an undetermined number of users received messages in their Facebook inboxes that belonged to complete strangers and they said it was no big deal? We told you about the ... continue

How big was Facebook’s recent privacy glitch?

It was like PostSecret. Except it wasn't random postcards, it was whole emails. And instead of people knowingly sending their darkest secrets and innermost feelings anonymously to a guy who vets them and posts them, their Facebook messages ... continue

Law firm claims as many as 20% of modern divorces cite Facebook in filings

A limited study of 5,436 divorce cases by a law firm found that around 20% of the filings cited the popular social networking site Facebook. Out of all the cases, the most commonly pinpointed reason was sexually inappropriate ... continue

In modern divorce, Facebook is an “evidentiary goldmine”

If you're a Facebook user, you're probably used to it. The awkward status update. The information that not too long ago, you'd discover via word of mouth, perhaps whispered between friends while another was retrieving around of drinks ... continue

Whoops- Incoming MI6 chief’s wife spills details on Facebook

The man set to take the helm of MI6 in the UK in November is doing some rapid damage control after it was discovered that his wife had posted practically every detail of their lives for all to ... continue