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ARTICLE · 18 OCTOBER 2011

Facebook: Everything You Want Know And More… Just A Discovery Request Away!

I recently attended a CLE that had a panel of social media experts who were discussing the role of Facebook, Twitter and MySpace in litigation.

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Originally published on CyberInquirer.

I recently attended a CLE that had a panel of social media experts who were discussing the role of Facebook, Twitter and MySpace in litigation. During a lull in the question and answer session, the Facebook attorney quipped: "you know, Facebook has already given you everything that you've ask for..." Immediately, the audience lifted their heads from their Blackberries and newspapers and started paying attention after this cryptic remark.

The attorney explained that Facebook recently permitted total access to users' Facebook archives through a link on profile's Account Settings. A user's archive consists of every post, photograph and chat that the user has posted to Facebook; including posts that have been deleted and untagged photographs. To access the data, the user clicks on his/her Account Settings; and at the bottom of the Account Settings box, there is a hyperlink that states: "Download a copy of your Facebook data."

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