It appears we have come a long way from the Gary Hart days when journalists found pictorial evidence. Now all it takes is to report on a presidential candidate’s advisers who thought he might have been having an affair eight years ago. The New York Times has just released an explosive story on John McCain, [...]
Entries from February 20th, 2008
The John McCain Affair: Thought Crime? Reality?
February 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Public Figures and Privacy
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Leaving Facebook: The Long Goodbye or the Impossible Goodbye?
February 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Social Networking
News surfaced in recent days that users could deactivate but not delete their Facebook profiles, but the glare of publicity and Facebook member outrage has forced Facebook to reverse the Facebook profile deletion policy. Until now, Facebook has offered only a deactivation option, which keeps copies of the account’s personal information on the company’s servers. [...]
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Continues to Argue for His Privacy Rights
February 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Public Figures and Privacy
The legal battle and verbal tug of war continues. Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his legal team insist there was nothing unusual about demanding a confidentiality agreement that concealed damaging text messages as part of an $8.4-million legal settlement with three former cops. But legal experts say confidential side deals are virtually unheard of when [...]
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