Woman's Facebook Update Lands Her in Trouble

Sometimes over-sharing on social media can get you into a lot of trouble. Many people can be very careless with social media status updates. In 2012, a Michigan woman named Colleen Cudney was busted for a DUI. As part of her court ruling, she was placed on probation. On the day after St. Patrick’s Day, she was required to report to her probation office for a random breathalyzer test. She passed the test and then celebrated the fantastic news on Facebook. WDIV Local 4 News reports is reporting that investigators claim she posted, “Buzz killer for me, I had to breatalyze this morning and I drank yesterday but I passed thank god lol my dumbass."  .. Cudney’s status update grabbed the attention of a local police official, who then notified the probation office about the post.  The probation officer then called her up and requested that she come in and take a urine test. She then hung up on the probation officer. Probation officials say that was a direct violation of her probation, which was set to end in a few weeks. Cudney is due to be back in court on April 1st for a probation hearing and faces as much as 12 weeks in jail.

Study Shows People Update Facebook During Sex

Apparently multi-tasking during sex these days includes posting status updates on Facebook. First of all -Ew to the person on the other end.. But it's true according to the results of a new survey by global condom producer Durex, lovers are checking or updating Facebook while engaging in sexual activity. The Durex analysis polled 2,000 British residents in order to figure out whether modern technology has had an adverse effect on our sex lives. The study claims about 30 % of respondents revealed that their companions were distracted by their mobile phones at the time of sex. Around 60 % indicated they commit more time playing with technology in bed rather than they do focusing on their partners. The report was published in The Daily Dot. Over five percent of them confessed using Facebook while having sexual relations with their partner. The study, on the other hand, did not really go to the length to figure out why is this happening.

Zuckerberg Calls Obama Over NSA - Posts on Facebook Status

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his Facebook Status yesterday, saying he called out and phoned President Obama to express his frustration over the potential damage the government is creating for our future:

Zuckerberg wrote:

"As the world becomes more complex and governments everywhere struggle, trust in the internet is more important today than ever.

The internet is our shared space. It helps us connect. It spreads opportunity. It enables us to learn. It gives us a voice. It makes us stronger and safer together.

To keep the internet strong, we need to keep it secure. That's why at Facebook we spend a lot of our energy making our services and the whole internet safer and more secure. We encrypt communications, we use secure protocols for traffic, we encourage people to use multiple factors for authentication and we go out of our way to help fix issues we find in other people's services.

The internet works because most people and companies do the same. We work together to create this secure environment and make our shared space even better for the world.

This is why I've been so confused and frustrated by the repeated reports of the behavior of the US government. When our engineers work tirelessly to improve security, we imagine we're protecting you against criminals, not our own government.

The US government should be the champion for the internet, not a threat. They need to be much more transparent about what they're doing, or otherwise people will believe the worst.

I've called President Obama to express my frustration over the damage the government is creating for all of our future. Unfortunately, it seems like it will take a very long time for true full reform.

So it's up to us -- all of us -- to build the internet we want. Together, we can build a space that is greater and a more important part of the world than anything we have today, but is also safe and secure. I'm committed to seeing this happen, and you can count on Facebook to do our part."

Clearly, Zuckerberg is frustrated with spying and hacking programs and I'm curious to see how the White House handles and responds to this situation. It would be beneficial if Zuckerberg generated a call to action for folks to communicate with their senators as well as representatives on this matter?  2 million phone calls or emails over a couple of days might get their attention. 

Facebook Post Leads to Rescue of Missing MD Girl

The Baltimore Sun is reporting that a tip posted on Facebook by a hotel clerk has led to the rescue of a girl that went missing in Baltimore County. The hotel clerk saw the Amber Alert while browsing through her Facebook newsfeed. She alerted police immediately after she recognized a picture of the missing girl that was posted by a friend and realized she was staying in her South Carolina hotel. The father is said to have kidnapped the 11-year old and the phone call from the clerk led to his arrest. Sadly, it is also been reported that the father has allegedly been arrested for the murder of the girls mother. But the child is safe and has a twin sister.

It's very nice to see social media playing a major role in leading to the arrest of a kidnapper and alleged murderer. It's also really nice to hear the the child was found safe. I get amber alerts on my phone but I'm not always sure what to make of them. They don't usually have a lot of information. The power of social media to be used for something good makes me very thankful we have it.

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