Why do individuals state their whole lives on social media? That is the question! People do not realize what they post for others they have as friends to view, can affect them for the rest of their lives. Not only do their face book friends view their personal information but others around the world and law enforcement have access to all your so called personal information.
A recent survey found that Facebook is the most fruitful social network for law enforcement investigations. We leave small clues about our lives all over the Internet like fingerprints. Take Melvin Colon, who is facing charges of murder, along with weapons and narcotics-related crimes. The suspected New York gang member posted public photos on Facebook that showed him flashing gang signs but made private more incriminating posts, including references to past violent crimes and threats against others. …show more content…
(Heather Kelly 2012)
Any information you post private or public on the internet, will always and can always be tracked to the person whom it belongs to. Society is not careful on how they use the web. There is nothing wrong with utilizing and searching the web but you need to be very careful on what you post and share with others and how you word conversations related to others. People can take offense to your words and take a step forward to reporting to what you posted to the authorities.
Police Embrace Social Media as Crime Fighting Tool pg.3 "Colon's legitimate expectation of privacy ended when he disseminated posts to his 'friends' because those 'friends' were free to use the information however they wanted -- including sharing it with the government," the judge
A recent survey found that Facebook is the most fruitful social network for law enforcement investigations. We leave small clues about our lives all over the Internet like fingerprints. Take Melvin Colon, who is facing charges of murder, along with weapons and narcotics-related crimes. The suspected New York gang member posted public photos on Facebook that showed him flashing gang signs but made private more incriminating posts, including references to past violent crimes and threats against others. …show more content…
(Heather Kelly 2012)
Any information you post private or public on the internet, will always and can always be tracked to the person whom it belongs to. Society is not careful on how they use the web. There is nothing wrong with utilizing and searching the web but you need to be very careful on what you post and share with others and how you word conversations related to others. People can take offense to your words and take a step forward to reporting to what you posted to the authorities.
Police Embrace Social Media as Crime Fighting Tool pg.3 "Colon's legitimate expectation of privacy ended when he disseminated posts to his 'friends' because those 'friends' were free to use the information however they wanted -- including sharing it with the government," the judge