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Facebook, Friend of Divorce Lawyers

crimeandpunishment writes "A lot of Facebook users going through divorces have learned a very costly lesson about their privacy settings. In fact, for many of them their Facebook pages helped lead to the divorce in the first place. More than 80% of the members of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers say they've used or run into evidence gathered from Facebook and other social networking sites over the last five years — and some of them have some very entertaining stories to tell. 'Facebook is the unrivaled leader for turning virtual reality into real-life divorce drama,' said AAML's president."

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  1. It seems that... by ctrl-alt-canc · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...attorneys are not interested into people posting on Slashdot. Can you guess why ?!?

    1. Re:It seems that... by phyrexianshaw.ca · · Score: 2, Funny

      Really? the RIAA has been trying to do this for years. and they seem to get magic funding for it none the less!

  2. Will people never learn? by SmallFurryCreature · · Score: 4, Funny

    It is simple, don't post anything online that you don't want others to see.

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  3. Absolutely... by IANAAC · · Score: 4, Funny
    I didn't make it past the first sentence of the article, it was so astoundingly stupid:

    Forgot to de-friend your wife on Facebook while posting vacation shots of your mistress? Her divorce lawyer will be thrilled.

    1. Re:Absolutely... by Tom · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, because de-friending your wife would so not sound her alarm bells... :)

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  4. Rest assure by SpaghettiPattern · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rest assure, only in exceptional cases including computer hardware life on /. is not really promiscuous. The lawyer may find evidence of marital lethargy though.

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  5. Re:Rule 1. by phoenixwade · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which effectively means, don't post anything on the Internet. You never know when something that seems innocent might some day be something you would have preferred to keep private.

    That, There, is the definition of Irony!

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  6. Re:From the article by jamesh · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, wait... my ex effectively did that with my daughter pre-facebook...

    Wait a minute... people were @sshole's _before_ facebook existed? Surely you jest?

  7. Re:Rule 1. by PincushionMan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Got it. No C++ on the Internet. Someone might see my privates.

  8. Re:Just think before you share by JosKarith · · Score: 3, Funny

    Newsflash : Dumb people do dumb things and get caught. Full news at 11

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  9. Re:Rule 1. by Cryacin · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're doing it wrong! Use protected.

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  10. Re:Just think before you share by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can I watch it at your house? This guy came round and said for 40 bucks he'd enhance the picture quality on my 40" plasma TV, but he hasn't brought it back yet.

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  11. You've been talking to by Chrisq · · Score: 3, Funny

    You've been talking to CowboyNeal's wife

  12. Re:People who cheat should blame themselves, not F by RadioElectric · · Score: 2, Funny

    Women will forgive you for treating them like shit because you're sparkly.

  13. Re:People who cheat should blame themselves, not F by D+Ninja · · Score: 2, Funny

    yet they are forgiven and are seen as moral enough to hold public office.

    I sat here for a full freaken minute trying to figure out how I could respond to this statement that would encompass the sheer...amazement...I have at this statement. "moral enough" and "public office" - now there are two phrases that I never thought I would see linked together...

  14. Re:Just think before you share by muckracer · · Score: 3, Funny

    > under the right conditions any piece of info about you could be sensitive.

    That can't be. I only ever read in other discussions, that nobody got anything to hide and that people don't care if other's know stuff about them etc.pp..