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Feds on Facebook

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posted on Mar, 18 2010 @ 09:26 AM
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Feds on Facebook


www.fox10tv.com

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information, according to an internal Justice Department document that offers a tantalizing glimpse of issues related to privacy and crime-fighting.

Think you know who's behind that "friend" request? Think again. Your new "friend" just might be the FBI.

The document, obtained in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, makes clear that U.S. agents are already loggin
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posted on Mar, 18 2010 @ 09:26 AM
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Whoa. Talk about feds nabbing suspects through Facebook.

Trust me, be careful who you make friends with online - make sure they're the ones you have personally met and are not active FBI agents not COINTELPRO informants.

Check the person who wants to be your 'friend' before you add him or her.

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posted on Mar, 18 2010 @ 11:17 AM
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Thats why you dont accept invites from someone you dont already know.
Also put very limited info about yourself. And make surre you use strict setting so nobody but your friends can see your info.

Facebook is a great site. I used it to find all my old friends from the Marines,Highschool and others growing up. Just be careful using it.



posted on Mar, 18 2010 @ 11:17 AM
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Thats why you dont accept invites from someone you dont already know.
Also put very limited info about yourself. And make surre you use strict setting so nobody but your friends can see your info.

Facebook is a great site. I used it to find all my old friends from the Marines,Highschool and others growing up. Just be careful using it.




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