A recent article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch underscores the burgeoning world of technology and the ways in which the law trying to catch up. The article focuses on a recent Virginia worker compensation Commission case in Facebook, the personal information of a worker's comp claimant was summoned.

Facebook refused with the subpoena (at a cost of $200 / day) on the grounds, that it would void the privacy agreement on the website, that they were protected to the federal statute release and the principal "on trust founded the website" and would undermine basis to give to the subpoena of the site prohibits information.

The Deputy Commissioner, Randolph Tabb, agreed with Facebook, because the Federal of electronic communications protected member of your site and their information could be achieved Privacy Act not by subpoena.

With technology and social media always always present in our life interesting to see it, such as the courts, to adapt to the changes and progress is. In this case the plaintiff went ahead and allows access to its information anyway, but if you do not want, is now protected. Here is a link to the article on Facebook against the subpoena.

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