Facebook: Not Just For Stalkers Anymore
Memo to past and future law-breakers: don’t use Facebook. I am not a lawyer, but I’m pretty sure these sorts of statements just won’t hold much water in court:
Ethically, the community of Facebook users is expecting the site will only be frequented by fellow students and not administrators, professors or police officers, [telecommunications professor Matthew] Jackson said.
“Is it appropriate for the police to be using this source when students created their profiles for a completely different purpose?” Jackson said.
Professor Jackson, is it appropriate for police to use sperm found in rape victims to catch rapists? After all, the sperm wasn’t put there with the intention of being evidence.
