Here in Florida recently, a judge ruled in an ongoing high-profile case that
a person's Twitter and Facebook's posts were allowed to be accessed by the defense team. Click here to read the full story. While this was simply a discovery and procedures hearing at this time and the attorneys for Twitter and Facebook may still get involved, the question still remains. Just how much are you protected on Twitter and Facebook? Are your Tweets and Facebook posts protected by free speech or can the courts subpena your records? The answer may surprise you. With Twitter, you have little or no recourse when you post. It is a public forum for all to see. Most courts agree. With Facebook however, there have been some issues as you have more privacy settings to use and if you use them and are saying things that you only want certain people to see and someone else grabs those or your hit with a court order to produce them, you do have some recourse if you can prove your privacy settings were in place and your comments or pictures were private and someone violated that policy. I am not nor do I claim to be a legal expert but here is a link to some very good information I found to your privacy in social media. "Privacy Rights Clearing House" I encourage you to really think hard before you post and think about what you say. Read the privacy polices in detail of Facebook and Twitter. Posting in the heat of anger, or saying something you may think is funny at the time can have a backlash on you. Be it your friends, company you work for everyone, one way or another may see your posts. Things go viral in a hurry in this digital age we live in. Check your Facebook page privacy settings. Who do you want to see your pictures or posts? Take "time" to be responsible so you yourselfmay not face "doing time." Comments are closed.
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