Who is Watching You on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc. May 20, 2010
Posted by Attorney Jonathan Groth in FAQ Personal Injury, Personal Injury Law, Wisconsin Auto Accidents.Tags: Facebook, Personal Injury Attorney, Social Media and Personal Injury Law, Wisconsin Personal Injury Attorney
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I’ve presented on the topic of using social media and the internet as a sword and shield in litigation. If you don’t think that insurance companies are trying to avoid liability by following injured parties on social media pages you are mistaken.
Check out this post from the Pennsylvania Law Monitor:
The Internet and social networking sites have changed the face of litigation in this country. However, there are some precautions that you can take to protect yourself, short of boycotting the Internet all together. First, be careful in reviewing the photos and posts on your social networking site. Remove anything that you would not want an insurance company lawyer to see that could help them defend against your case. Next, check your privacy settings which enable you to block certain people from seeing you on a particular site (Facebook allows this). It is also helpful to search your name in the search field and see what comes up to make sure it is acceptable (it is advisable to do this on Google and YouTube as well). Finally never accept friend requests or respond to emails from people you do not know.
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Thanks for posting about social media- as people’s lives become increasingly visible online, new issues come to the forefront. I’ll be researching more about this.