The e-STOP law has resulted in the removal of more than 24,000 accounts and online profiles linked to registered sex offenders. The Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act, authored by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo when he served as attorney general ...

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What happens when you cross the world's largest social network with one of the hottest business models in e-commerce? Facebook wants to find out. Facebook is launching a deals program Tuesday in five U.S. cities ...

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ALBANY — The New York Bar Association says it’s ethical for lawyers to comb social networking websites to collect damaging information on opposing parties in lawsuits.

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The New York State Chief Information Officer/Office for Technology this week will launch two new programs designed to advance New York State’s Empire 2.0 Social Networking Strategy.

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Not all lawyers are late to the social networking party. Increasing numbers are finding a variety of ways to use the medium as a tool in the practice of law.

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(Dolan Media Newswires) — Defendants in a breach of contract action could not obtain private messages regarding the alleged agreement that appeared on Facebook, MySpace and another social networking website, a U.S. District Court in California has ruled in overturning a magistrate’s decision.

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