As seen at FourthAmendment.com: By posting to Facebook, even with a friends only setting, defendant waived his reasonable expectation of privacy in his postings. On the merits of the search warrant for Facebook, probable cause was shown. United States v. Westley, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118571 (D. Conn. July 17, 2018),
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Online anonymity has allowed cyber crime to thrive
Julia Van Grieken writes: Online anonymity is a complicated topic. There’s no doubt that the elasticity it gives our identities is a massive benefit. We can explore different sides of our personality without affecting the reputation of any other part of us. Unfortunately, that’s also proven to bring out the worst in some of us, with people committing acts online…
Plastic Surgery Client Sues Clinic Over Nude Pics Posted on Web
Greg Land reports: An Atlanta-area plastic surgery clinic has been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly posting nude photographs of a patient on the internet. A woman is suing Celebrity Body Sculpting and Cosmetic Surgery Centerover the photographs, which were allegedly posted on the clinic’s website without her permission. Those photos allegedly featured one or more identifiable tattoos….
Twitter’s vast metadata haul is a privacy nightmare for users
This does not surprise me at all. Chris Stokel-Walker reports: Metadata is everywhere. Everything you tweet, every picture you take, and every status update you post on Facebook. It’s used by police and security forces to identify people who try to hide their identities and locations, while associated metadata in selfies can inadvertently ensnare criminals…