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Using Social Media In Police Criminal Investigations.

12 Thursday Feb 2015

Posted by in Android Phones, Cell Phones, Criminal Law, iPhones, Legal Technology, Video

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Monitoring Social Media: The New Face of Criminal Investigations, by Jeff Bellin, EvidenceProf Blog

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A recent story illustrates the bonanza of social media evidence police can obtain without ever leaving the station.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch, someone allegedly crashed a van into a Richmond area high school.

‘After the crash, which occurred about 1:30 a.m., investigators monitored Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites for information on who may have been responsible. The effort paid off, police said.

In addition to incriminating tweets, text messages and phone calls, detectives recovered a cellphone video of the crash itself — footage that shows a 1996 Ford Club Wagon van slamming into the school, said Chesterfield police Lt. Steve Grohowski.’

Employees’ Privacy Rights, Social Media, And The Stored Communications Act.

26 Sunday Oct 2014

Posted by in Employment Law, Social Media

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Federal Court Allows Plaintiff’s Stored Communications Act to Proceed Highlighting Role of Social Media in the Workplace, by Randy Enochs, Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog

http://tinyurl.com/l5d3l9z

A federal district court in Northern Illinois, in a rather interesting case given the widespread use of Facebook and Twitter in the workplace by employees who are looking to advance both their careers with an employer as well as market themselves better, has denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s Stored Communication Act (SCA) claim.  The case is super fact-specific and may not apply in every case, but highlights an important message to employers in the social media arena, which continues to present new and interesting issues every year. . . .

Twitter’s New Policy On Removing Images of The Deceased.

20 Wednesday Aug 2014

Posted by in Law Office Management, Using Social Media

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Twitter To Remove Images Of Deceased Upon Request, by Tim Hornyak, PC World

http://tinyurl.com/kgcvbuz

If LinkedIn has a similar policy, please let me know. -CCE

Twitter said late Tuesday it will remove images and videos of deceased people upon the request of family members, but it put conditions on the policy.

The microblogging service made the announcement a week after the daughter of the late comedian Robin Williams said she would quit Twitter after receiving gruesome images of him from online trolls.

The move also comes as Twitter tried to delete images and video depicting the death of U.S. photojournalist James Foley, who was apparently killed by the militant group Islamic State, better known as ISIS.

‘In order to respect the wishes of loved ones, Twitter will remove imagery of deceased individuals in certain circumstances,’ Twitter spokesman Nu Wexler said in a message about the update to its policies.

‘When reviewing such media removal requests, Twitter considers public interest factors such as the newsworthiness of the content and may not be able to honor every request. . . . ‘

The Hole In Mobile Security Making Your Phone An Easy Target.

15 Sunday Jun 2014

Posted by in Android Phones, Cell Phones, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Fraud, Identity Theft, iPad, iPhones, Legal Technology, Malware, Tablets

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Here’s One Big Way Your Mobile Phone Could Be Open To Hackers, by Steve Henn, All Tech Considered, NPR

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Despite the fact that every major Internet provider has added some kind of encryption to its services over the past year, tracking your online traffic is easier than you think.

And you don’t have to be the target of the hacker or the NSA for your traffic to be intercepted. There is a hole in mobile security that could make tens of millions of Americans vulnerable.

Unsecure Wi-Fi networks have been a well-known vulnerability in the tech industry for years. They can let even the most unsophisticated hacker capture your traffic and possibly steal your identity. . . .

ClearView Social App – Sharing Social Media or Spam?

24 Saturday May 2014

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Pseudo Social Sharing Isn’t Smart, It’s Spam, by Robert Ambrogi, Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites Blog

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I have to admit I was taken aback by the premise of ClearView Social, the new app being developed by social marketing consultant Adrian Dayton. Targeted at medium and large firms, the app ‘helps attorneys more easily share content with their professional networks through LinkedIn, Twitter and other platforms,’ according to the press release last February.

That sounds harmless enough. But further reading reveals more about what the app does:

ClearView Social allows one person in the firm – for example, a designated marketer – to create a queue of content to be shared in an email template. When attorneys receive the email, they can click a link, which launches the application for sharing the content via various social media platforms, including LinkedIn and Twitter, which are integrated in the tool. This allows attorneys to share on those networks without leaving ClearView Social. It’s as easy as responding to an email.

So the app doesn’t actually help attorneys share content they find worthwhile. Rather, it makes the attorneys the conduits or redistributors of content someone else chooses to share. . . .

Two Million Passwords Stolen from Google, Yahoo, ADP, and Social Media – Make Sure Yours Wasn’t One of Them.

07 Saturday Dec 2013

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Two Million Stolen Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, ADP Passwords Found on Pony Botnet Server, by Violet Blue for Zero Day, ZDNet Blog

http://tinyurl.com/pnw3o72

This website also includes a way to find out whether your passwords were stolen. – CCE

Summary: Trustwave’s SpiderLabs found a Pony Botnet Controller server holding over two million passwords and account credentials for ADP payroll, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo and more belonging to victims around the world.

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Interest turned to stunned surprise when the researchers uncovered a Pony Botnet server stabling over two million account credentials and passwords for Facebook, Yahoo, Google, Twitter, Linkedin, Odnoklassniki (the second largest Russian social network site) and more.