What would a Week in Review be without some Facebook controversy? No need to ponder that possibility too long, for this week brings us a whole variety of ways in which Facebook is getting people into trouble. In the working world, a Marine lost his job and benefits because he used Facebook as a forum to criticize his Commander in Chief. In Indiana, three eighth-grade girls got expelled for posting on Facebook which classmates they would like to kill. In Georgia, two more middle schoolers are being sued for defamation as a result of their Facebook bullying. So remember, whether you are a Marine or teenager (or somewhere in between), you are accountable for what you put online.
Technology and the Workplace
- Oxnard Teacher, and Former Porn Star, Appealing School Board’s Decision to Fire Her (LA Times) (IBTimes) (MSNBC)
- Marines Discharge Sergeant for Anti-Obama Facebook Posts (CBSNews) (CNN)
- Who Owns Your Stuff in the Google Drive Cloud? (LA Times)
- How Your Social Medial Profile Could Make or Break Your Next Job Opportunity (Forbes)
Technology and the Law
- 3 Indiana Girls Expelled Over Facebook “Jokes” (ABCNews) (ABAJounral)
- Victims of Cyberbullying Fight Back in Lawsuits (ABCNews) (ABAJournal)
- As House Passes CISPA, the Fight is Just Beginning (Forbes)
- Cellphone Firms Oppose CA Law to Make Police Cellphone Snooping Public (MSNBC)