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Australian Court Lets Lawyer Serve Papers Via Facebook

Posted by kdawson on from the super-poked dept.

a302b writes "A Canberra lawyer has been permitted to serve legal documents via Facebook for a couple who defaulted on a loan. He claims he needed to do this because he was unable to track them down to a physical address. At what point does our online presence become 'real?' And what opportunities are available for fraud, if social networking sites are considered legal representations of ourselves, even when they can be anonymously created under any name?"

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  1. Well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm surprised they even have lawyers in that colony of misfits.

  2. WTF -- this is OLD news by hardcorejon · · Score: 0, Troll

    fer chrissakes, i read about this during my morning commute -- on the AP news iphone app.

    Slashdot used to break news, now they rehash stuff that the MSM picked up 12 hours earlier, very disappointing. get with the times dudes.

        - jonathan.

    1. Re:WTF -- this is OLD news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      this place is so fucking gay anymore it hurts my ass. i'm sick of the shit around here and that bitch cmdr dildo doesnt do shit about it because he's rolling in the cash.

  3. Poke! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    poke poke poke

    o btw when you poked me you agreed to the 5$ fee for each poke, plus a 5$ return-poke fee. plus taxes. you owe me $42.80

  4. Re:But.... by ta+bu+shi+da+yu · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yes, nice story. I believe you!

    If you were trying to prove your point through reductio ad absurdum, I think that you have succeeded.

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