Sunday, October 7, 2012
Use of Social Networking by Law Enforcement Personnel
On Friday I was sitting in Criminal Justice class, listening to my professor lecture, when I realized that part of what he was saying coincided with this class. Facebook and Twitter are now being used in the world of law enforcement. Law enforcement agencies have pages and accounts used for the public to submit crime tips. Police also are able to get a warrant to search social networking accounts of accused felons. Many departments search Facebook and Twitter during background checks and some departments REQUIRE THE PASSWORDS from their new recruits as a condition of employment. Some people are concerned about whether this is a violation of privacy, but it is hard to consider it a violation of privacy when you are willingly posting it on the world wide web. Once you tell others anything, it is no longer private... so when you submit posts and photos to the world, it is hard to justify looking at them as an invasion of privacy.
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A lot of sites now require passwords but they really are not private. THe government and anyone else could search and look through something if really need it.
ReplyDeleteI was talking with my parents about this a few months ago, and I distinctly remember our differences in opinions on the matter of companies requiring the passwords to their employees' social networking accounts. I was really against it, saying that it was an invasion of privacy, and that someone's personal life shouldn't matter in their work life. However, my parents didn't think it was a big deal, saying that what happens in someone's personal life can affect their work. If companies monitor their employees' social media network accounts, this can change the entire workforce in our country.
ReplyDeleteI agree, when looking for a job now a days it is almost expected that your Facebook and twitter page will be looked at for inappropriate things. If someone is willing to post something on a social network site, they should be able to that the reprocussions, if there are any.
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