In a disturbing development, websites are emerging to create blacklists of individuals who file medical malpractice claims. According to an article at Law.com:
Online Blacklisting of Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs
Category: Social Media
Posts about Social Media by Professor Daniel J. Solove for his blog at TeachPrivacy, a privacy awareness and security training company.
Internet Shaming in China
The New York Times has a fascinating and frightening article on Internet shaming in China. From the article:
The Career Consequences of a Notorious Reputation
The Wall Street Journal today had an article about the now famous email exchange I blogged about a few days ago where Dianna Abdala, a recent law school graduate turned down a job offer from an attorney, William Korman. The article discusses the fact that in some circumstances, people who are getting notorious reputations for being particularly rude or […]
Update on the Seigenthaler Wikipedia Defamation Case
Paul Secunda over at Workplace Prof Blog brings news about an update to the Seigenthaler Wikipedia defamation case I blogged about recently. In the case, an anonymous individual wrote in Seigenthaler’s Wikipedia entry that Seigenthaler was involved in President Kennedy’s assassination. Seigenthaler complained that he was unable to track down the identity of the alleged defamer.
Sex + Open Window = Photos + Internet
A simple equation of modern life. This story has an interesting set of ingredients: sex photos, privacy, email, websites, and free speech. From the Chronicle of Higher Education:
Using Lawsuits to Unmask Anonymous Bloggers
An interesting recently-filed lawsuit raises the issue of whether a company can file a lawsuit just to find out the identity of an anonymous blogger in order to fire him. The case involves an employee of Allegheny Energy Service who posted an anonymous comment to a Yahoo! message board devoted to his company. He made the posting […]
A Victory for Anonymous Blogging
Anonymous bloggers received a great victory this week in a case decided by the Delaware Supreme Court — Doe v. Cahill (Oct. 5, 2005). The case involved John Doe, who anonymously posted on a blog statements about Patrick Cahill, a City Councilman of Smyrna, Delaware. Doe, in criticizing Cahill’s job performance, noted that Cahill had “obvious mental […]
Internet Shaming Redux: The Case of the Stolen Cell Phone
A story from Wired [link no longer available] describes the latest Internet shaming episode:
Anonymity on the Internet Is Often a Mirage
This interesting AP story demonstrates how illusory anonymity can be on the Internet:
Blogging Can Get You Sued: Privacy Tort Suit Against Washingtonienne Blog
Back in the summer of 2004, a clerk on Capitol Hill blogged about her sexual exploits on a blog called Washingtonienne. A very interesting article in the Washington Post Magazine describes what happened: The instant message blinked on the computer at Jessica Cutler’s desk in the Russell Senate Office Building. “Oh my God, you’re famous.” Before she could […]