The FBI wants the ability to automatically search and scrape data off social networking and news sites based on specific queries. The tool it wants must also be able to display alerts on geo-spatial maps and give users the ability to quickly summarize the “who, what, when, where and why” of specific threats and incidents.
- Ernest Svenson
Legal Ethics Opinions Related to Attorneys' Use of Social Media Profiles for Investigative and Background Research | Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) in California, MCLE Los Angeles, CLE Orange County, Irvine & San Francisco - http://www.netforlawyers.com/content...
So far 4 bar associations have issued opinions about the ethics of lawyers using social media for investigative purposes. This article links to those opinions. More opinions will surely follow.
- Ernest Svenson