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Is Foreclosure Via Facebook Coming to the US?

06-07-2011 • NakedCapitalism.com/

“It seems only logical now that tools like Facebook or Twitter be used” to contact people who can’t be traced using traditional means, said Daniel Hamilton, director of Big Brother Watch in London, noting such efforts don’t violate personal privacy. “Now is it desirable? No.”… The challenge would be to collect enough proof to convince a court the accountholder is the right person and the page is checked often enough to ensure it’s a fair path of notification, DeMarco said. This would need to be done without violating ethics codes that would prevent lawyers from “friending” the target under false pretenses to get past security settings. “Nothing on its face in New York state or federal law precludes it,” DeMarco said.

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Reported By Jack Gregson

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