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It is shown, that one of the most prominent sources that prove a danger toward privacy, is through social media, specifically Facebook. This site alone

However, this new Facebook’s feature can be backfired because Facebook invades users’ privacy. Many users felt like their privacy was completely infiltrated, just about everything users updated or changed was instantly blasted out to hundreds of friends. News Feed has kept all the users’ information “loud”, and allowed people to see pictures and posts, which could give out information that users might not want their friends to know. Users claim that News Feed features leave the door open for people to 'creep'. “Facebook has always tried to push the envelope” (p.545) and “Everyone is freaking out” (p.544). Using people’s first reaction to the Facebook’s “News Feed” feature, Thompson later explains the privacy problem that this new feature may have caused. Thompson tries to inform the readers both side of the benefits and disadvantages using Facebook. The author creates a great connection with the readers by doing so, makes the readers feel that he’s on the same with them, that he understands the whole circumstances.

The book, I Know Who You Are and I Know What You Did, by Lori Andrews, states that social network as in Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Instagram, Snapchat, and etc. causes conflict in many aspects of life. In today society, social media seems to reveal more a more negative side of the public. Andrews also states that social media is a distraction to every aspect of life including job careers, education, politics, religion, family, and even death. Invading privacy on social media and violating rights of others can cause disturbing commotion and could lead to prosecution. People should use discretion when posting online, and make sure not to post anything purposely offensive or distasteful and graphic content.

Stuart gives examples and statistics concerning the growth of social media sites such as YouTube and Facebook. This is where the author address the first warrant that most people do not understand the size and scope of social media. Stuart then moves on to address the second part of the warrant. The author uses examples to illustrate that social media has been successfully used on many occasions to aid law enforcement in their duties. He uses examples of pictures posted on a popular social media website leading to the identification of a body.

Facebook. Instagram. Whatsapp. All which are categorised as social media, which we are all familiar with. Social media has been ingrained into our lives; we use them every day. Without social media, we would be lost for many reasons: It has encompassed both our personal and professional life, as its purposes ranges from using it for work purposes to simply having a chat. However, have we ever stopped and wondered at what cost? Little do we know that social media can be used as a tool to scrutinize our personal lives. We have been lied to about having freedom on social media, the Government has the ability to look at every single thing we are doing on it. This is a purely disgusting act, people deserve their privacy, and taking that away from them is – in the kindest manner- absolutely horrendous.

Social Media is a current way in which people are using to interact with one another daily. Since the launch of various Social Networking Sites (SNS) its been a huge attraction in a new way to share information with others and correspond with interests of your choice in many different forms. Although social media sites allow users to share information with friends and other sites on the internet, many people are unaware of how their privacy is getting out. Now that the expansion of global connection through these social media networking sites are so highly present in todays society, giving us easy access to information, the lack of one's privacy is being diminished. Everyday peoples privacy rights are

Little do they know, that's the easiest way for cops to get you arrested. Facebook is the biggest source of crime evidence. According to In The Online Hunt For Criminals, Social Media Is The Ultimate Snitch, London police reported that crimes linked to Facebook, from 2007 to 2010, skyrocketed by 540 percent. Kate Knibbs says In The Online Hunt For Criminals, Social Media Is The Ultimate Snitch, “A teen was taken into custody after bragging about a boozed up hit-and-run on Facebook.” She also has many other stories like, there was a man in India that was recently arrested for trying to sell his grandson on Facebook, a woman in Oklahoma was arrested for trying to sell her children using social media and a British man stole $130,000 worth of jewelry later going to the U.K. and posted pictures of his trip on Facebook. According to Kate Knibbs, Connected Cops, a website that focuses on how police use social media, made an infographic using BrightEvent’s data on how police use Twitter. Social media is the biggest crime source. Posting your crimes is an easy way to get arrested. Teens see these people posting comments about the crimes they committed and it influences them. This is why social media can be a very dangerous place for teens. This all shows that a lot of people are using social media for the wrong reasons and why you should limit your child's Networking time.

Facebook Hit with Lawsuit Alleging Privacy Wrongs | PCWorld According to the lawsuit, Facebook violated the U.S. Wiretap Act by tracking its member’s movement on the Web through "like" buttons embedded on millions of web pages throughout the Internet. The law bars “interception and disclosure of wire, oral or electronic communications" and provides fines of $100 a day, up to $10,000, for every day the law is violated. If the maximum fine were imposed on Facebook members could receive $10,000 - which is highly unlikely. The class action suit is the result of a decision made by a California judicial panel, which decided the multiple lawsuits should be unified and heard in Facebook’s home state.

Because social media websites like Facebook, twitter, and Instagram have only recently gained widespread popularity; the law is still unsettled, particularly in the areas of evidence and discovery. However, it is evolving rapidly, as issues regarding access to social media increasingly arise during

Facebook is a well know social networking site that has taken all over the world with over 500 million people using the site. Social networking sites such as Facebook share information about the user over the Internet, where it can be freely accessed by anyone. This is where issues of privacy to the individual arise. As

While many experts see access to the internet and social media a "fundamental human right", there are no true laws or regulations that control what people can post or say with the exception of basic "terms of service and use" that all users must agree to prior to use of a site. However, the only punishment for violation is the deletion or suspension of that offenders social media account. Recently, many cases have come to light where a accuser has been found to have committed perjury due to conflicting Facebook/Twitter posts. However, there are no laws that address this type of perjury and therefore no punishment follows. Social media is in

As such, for a game that may seek to reach an audience beyond the people that understand the meaning of the logo, it is important to design a logo that cuts across different languages. On the other hand, in South Africa, where this application was primarily created for, the logo would easily understood and convey the message of the game because it is in the local dialect. Also, since the game is originally a traditional Southern African board game that is played, the text used as the logo is easily understood in their environment. I would conclude that the application would have been more intuitive if it had an icon since its target was for different countries aside South Africa.

The main source of information, alongside legislature, that the American Judicial System uses in determining a judgment in a case is previously determined court cases that have relevance in the topic at hand. A great way to discover the legal realm of Social Media is to look at past judgments and measure them to the laws that currently exist. This measurement will give us an understanding of where Social Media stands in terms of legality. The following section will cover precedent cases that deal with the topic of Social Media and if it is protected by the First Amendment.

On a more fundamental level, most of the ethical pitfalls related to social networking can be prevented by a little forethought and exercise of common sense, without regard to ethics rules. The qualities of social networking which are so potentially problematic for lawyers are its immediacy, its accessibility, and its permanency. As a result, like all users of social media, lawyers can react to a situation instantaneously and publicly, with an online posting that will remain on the internet in some form forever. Instead of sober reflection, social media encourages a reactionary and emotional post. Instead of one-on-one communication with a colleague or friend, social media encourages a broadcast to an expansive audience. Instead of ethereal and temporary communication, social media encourages an indelible post. You can get yourself into serious trouble by tweeting an emotional reaction to a judge's adverse ruling from your iPhone as you are walking out of the courthouse, instead of

Facebook has faced numerous legal and ethical controversies, because of the platform that it provides to the people for candidly criticizing, denigrating and posting derogatory comments and posts for anyone. The specific case highlighted by Reynolds (2014) is about a student Denise E. Finkel of the University of Albany, who accused Facebook, and her four ex-classmates at Oceanside High School of posting obnoxious comments on a Facebook group, which affected Denise in the form of public antipathy, humiliation, and derision. The group posted that in high school Denise had AIDS, was a regular drug user, and her conduct was inappropriate for animals (Matyszczyk, 2009).