There is no right to privacy regarding social media said panelists on Friday morning during the session “Social Media: Is Anyone Really Appropriately Addressing Privacy Issues?” at the Advanced E-Discovery Institute conducted by the Georgetown University Law Center on Nov. 20 and 21 in McLean, Va. A tweet is similar to yelling from a window down to a busy street.
“Social media, in so many ways, is like all of your worst e-discovery nightmares rolled into one,” said Adam Cohen, a principal at Ernst & Young. Using social media as a source is similar to unlocking a door to every type of electronically storied information imaginable, Cohen said, noting there are multiple social media platforms, formats, apps, locations and other factors that make pinning down information challenging.
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