She mistakenly thought he was a “creep” snapping photos of her kids. By the time the post was shared 20K times, he’d received death threats and is now considering legal options. 
Tag Archives: Facebook
Insulting cops online now illegal in Canadian town
One Facebook voice cries out in a resounding act of insulting civil disobedience: “Suck it up, buttercup!”
Facebook opens up Internet.org but there’s no support for HTTPS
Facebook has opened the internet up to users in India and other countries but says it won’t immediately allow HTTPS.
Facebook says sorry after bug hid posts, blocked links and led to security warnings
Some Facebook users suspected censorship as a bug hid posts and blocked new links.
Judge chided for Facebook posts that triggered mistrial in “boy in the box” case
A Texas judge has been chewed out for making Facebook posts about a case that resulted in a mistrial, and has been ordered to get trained on “proper and ethical use of social media” by judges.
FBI: Hacktivists targeting US law enforcement as anti-police sentiment grows
As Baltimore exploded in violent police riots on Monday, the FBI was warning police officers and public officials across the US to be aware of targeted cyberattacks from hacktivists.
Police-taunting Facebook selfie poster jailed
Aaron Bee started posting the nyah-nyah images on Facebook after police put out an appeal asking for his whereabouts. Cue lots of pictures of Bee gesturing at police, their cars and a police station and a misspelled hashtag of #theystillcarntcatchme.
New ‘Clear’ app helps you erase your online mistakes
Sure, we’d love to wipe away those rude/racy/rebellious posts, but how erasable is erasable? Two phrases come to mind: “screen capture” and “digital archive!”
Police use lost phone to post selfies on woman’s Facebook account
We charge this phone and Facebook account with flagrant lack of passcode and privacy protection!
What a lot of patches! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
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