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A Green Apple in North Carolina

February 27, 2012

Maiden, North Carolina, is home to Apple’s largest and most recent data center, which in turn is at the heart of the company’s latest push into cloud storage and cloud computing through its iCloud service. The North Carolina data center will also showcase “the nation’s largest end-user-owned, onsite solar array,” as the company’s’ 2012 environmental…

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Facebook Friend Request Leads to Jail

February 21, 2012

To follow up on our previous blog post: Facebook cannot only get you in trouble in Germany these days, but also in the United States… A Florida juror, who claims he mistakenly sent a friend request to the defendant in an automobile negligence case, was dismissed when the defendant showed the request to her lawyer,…

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Facebook-Account als Beweismittel beschlagnahmt

February 21, 2012

Was in den USA schon gang und gäbe ist, könnte nun auch in Deutschland Eingang finden. Ein Richter in Reutlingen hat den Facebook-Account eines 20-Jährigen beschlagnahmt, weil dieser über Facebook den entscheidenden Hinweis für einen Einbruch gegeben haben soll. Durch die Beschlagnahmung des Accounts des Angeklagten, der unter dem Pseudonym „El Capone“ agiert, soll versucht…

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Tweets Get UK Tourists Arrested by U.S. Border Authorities

February 1, 2012

“Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America?” is what Leigh van Bryan, 26, tweeted to friends about his upcoming trip to Hollywood, California. While “destroy” means “party” in British slang, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security flagged him as a potential threat, ultimately leading to his arrest after a five…

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Settlement Reached between F.T.C. and Facebook over Privacy Issue

November 30, 2011

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission in Washington announced a broad settlement with Facebook that requires the company to respect the privacy wishes of its users. The order requires Facebook to obtain its users’ “affirmative express consent” before it can override their own privacy settings. Facebook is also obliged to undergo an independent privacy audit every…

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Worker Fired Over Facebook Post: NLRB Files Complaint Against Employer

January 3, 2011

We previously reported on our blog about an employee who got fired for criticizing her supervisor on Facebook. On November 4, 2010, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against the company that fired the employee. The NLRB investigated and concluded the company violated the National Labor Relations Act. The Act gives employees…

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One Tweet Sends Chinese Woman To Labor Camp For A Year

November 18, 2010

As previously reported on our blog, in the United States, a Facebook post can get you fired. Well, in China, a tweet can send you to labor camp… As reported on NPR — Last month China and Japan were having a diplomatic spat over a chain of uninhabited, but disputed, islands in the East China…

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Company Accused of Firing Over Facebook Post

November 10, 2010

NY Times – In what labor officials and lawyers view as a ground-breaking case involving workers and social media, the National Labor Relations Board has accused a company of illegally firing an employee after she criticized her supervisor on her Facebook page. This is the first case in which the labor board has stepped in…

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E.U. Says It Will Overhaul Privacy Regulations

November 5, 2010

PARIS — The European Commission called on Thursday for stronger protection of Internet users’ personal information, after news of data leaks at companies like Facebook and Google highlighted concerns about digital privacy. Viviane Reding, the justice commissioner, announced its intention to overhaul the European Union’s data protection rules to take account of the development of…

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German employers may be prevented from viewing a job applicant’s FB page; US Employers, however, could still see those Spring Break photos…

August 26, 2010

From the Associated Press: BERLIN — Ever thought twice about posting a party picture on Facebook, fearing it could someday hurt your chance at a dream job? A draft German law is supposed to solve the problem by making it illegal for prospective employers to spy on applicants’ private postings. The draft law on employee…

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