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So Much Social Media Data, So Little Guidance

All of our online social interaction has created mountains of personal information about users that, prior to the advent of social networking, would have been regarded as private and difficult to obtain. The potential usefulness of that data in litigation is obvious. With just a few mouse clicks, litigators can investigate the background and views of opposing parties and key witnesses ' as well as potential jurors. The prevalence of social networking data raises novel issues with respect to the use of this information in litigation.

30 minute read December 28, 2010 at 09:15 AM
By
Stephen M. Prignano and Andrew P. Fishkin
So Much Social Media Data, So Little Guidance

The explosion of social networking represents a paradigm shift in online communications. According to the latest statistics, individuals now spend more time interacting through social networking sites than they do through traditional e-mail. (See, “What Americans Do Online: Social Media and Games Dominate Activity,” Nielson.com, Aug. 2, 2010.)

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