New York - be careful with social networks!

Greg Lambert reports on a couple of recent New York opinions that seem to allow discovery of information posted on Facebook, MySpace, and the like, even deleted photos and posts. Read more on the 3 Geeks and a Law Blog for details.

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There have been a couple of very interesting opinions coming out of New York recently. I'll lay out the decisions below, but my reading of these decisions tells me that if you're a lawyer in New York, you should suggest to your clients that they shutdown their Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, or any other social media account immediately because chances are, the other side will be able to get access to these accounts if they ask.