PogoWasRight.org

Menu
  • About
  • Privacy
Menu

Posting things to Facebook is a waiver of any “Reasonable Expectation of Privacy,” even in a “friends” setting

Posted on July 19, 2018June 25, 2025 by Dissent

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),

No related posts.

Category: BusinessOnline

Post navigation

← NY: State investigating ‘inappropriate’ Snapchat posts made by workers at Canandaigua nursing home
Authorities: Student privacy laws hinder efforts to stop school shootings →

Search

Contact Me

Email: info[at]pogowasright.org
Security Issue: security[at]pogowasright.org
Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight
Signal: Dissent.73
DMCA Concern: dmca[at]pogowasright.org

Research Report of Note

A report by EPIC.org:

State Attorneys General & Privacy: Enforcement Trends, 2020-2024

Categories

Recent Posts

  • PRIVACY—S.D. Cal.: Employee did not waive privacy right in personal email data on company provided laptop, (Dec 5, 2025)
  • EU justice chief draws red line on privacy reforms
  • Kaiser Permanente to Pay Up to $47.5M in Web Tracker Lawsuit
  • How Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations
  • U.S. Judge Blocks Trump From Cutting Medicaid Funding For Planned Parenthood In 22 States
  • India backs off mandatory ‘cyber safety’ app after surveillance backlash
  • Judge orders Trump administration to halt warrantless immigration arrests in District of Columbia

RSS Recent Posts at DataBreaches.net

  • UK Government Considers Computer Misuse Act Revision
  • Japan issues arrest warrant against teen suspected of cyberattack using AI
  • How old is the average hacker? What does a new research report suggest? (1)
  • Marquis data breach impacts over 74 US banks, credit unions
  • Virginia Twins Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databases
©2025 PogoWasRight.org. All rights reserved.