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Recently there have been U.S. court cases which have been involving the popular social networking site, Facebook. Lawyers are now getting permission to check out private Facebook pages for photos, posts, and/or comments relating to their case. Before now, this information was only visible to 'friends' of the person under investigation. Now judges are allowing access to their profiles if they think it's necessary. Some of the information found on profiles have made a huge different in these cases, mostly lawsuits where the individual is suing.
I think this is a great method of investigation. Sure it's your private profile, but if you aren't doing anything wrong then there's nothing to hide. The article stated that one lady was suing a chair company because the chair was defective. After a look into her Facebook profile, they found out that she wasn't bedridden as she had claimed to be. I think most people are totally honest with their statuses, which is why the government should have a right to look at your profile when they need more evidence.
I agree with you, Mary. I think that if you have anything worth hiding, then you shouldn't be posting it on a "social network." That should be common sense. Without the view of these Facebook profiles, innocent businesses could have been sued. Many of these people seem to be distressed mentally in their cases, however their statuses, pictures, or wall posts seem to say something otherwise.
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