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A Scenario Social media in civil & family litigation
Privacy: images and business recordsProperty: websites and social media accountsEquality: vulnerability of certain groups on social mediaEvidentiary: surreptitiously obtained information and privilegeFact-finding: best interests of the child in a custody determination Admissibility: screen shots of Facebook profiles/wallsCivil action: intrusion on seclusion
‘Sexting’ is a trigger issue in this problem. How would you explain Kelly’s conduct? Pick the two most likely answers • She wasn’t thinking at all! A mistake • She felt pressured • She trusted Dale • She was freely expressing her sexuality through technology • Don’t know
what was she thinking?lessons from The eGirls Project Professor Jane Bailey jbailey@uottawa.ca may 2014