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Defamation on Facebook
As if to demonstrate Judge Ryrie's point from my previous post about the uncertainty of Facebook pages ("that anyone can create an identity that could mimic the true person's identity"), I then read this story about a defamation case in the UK centred around a fake Facebook page: A businessman...

'Fake Facebook profile' victim awarded £22,000
A businessman who had his personal life laid bare in a fake profile on the social networking website Facebook has been awarded £22,000 in a libel case he brought against a former school friend.

King of Morocco Pardons Man Sentenced to Three Years for Fake Facebook Page
Fouad Mourtada has been pardoned by the King of Morocco after being given an absurd three year sentence for creating a false facebook page making fun of the brother of King Mohammed VI...

Identity impersonation on Facebook
The Winnipeg Sun reports an on unusual prosecution for impersonation on Facebook: Posed as a teacher? Police charge 15-year-old alleged Facebook faker He's facing the music for allegedly using Facebook illegally...

SOCK-PUPPETING MAY LEAD TO CRIMINAL CHARGES
For the uninitiated, the term ?sock-puppet? is used in reference to the Internet to describe a situation where a person creates a fake online identity, usually for the purpose of deception...

Identity theft suspect wanted for murder www.privateofficer.com
Identity theft suspect wanted for murder www.privateofficer.com GALESBURG IL. March 27 2008 ? When the FBI picked up Freddie Collins in Chicago for possession of a fake California driver?s license and fake Social Security card on March 3, they also found a suspect in a 2004 Galesburg shooting...

Facebook
Downloading Games Linked to Possible Identity Theft

Facebook / Blockbuster
alleging that Facebook distributed your Blockbuster movie rental information without your knowledge or consent.

Settlement Proposed in Class Action Against Facebook
Facebook will Close Beacon in Proposed Settlement

Fake Drugs
Life Threatening Incidents

Clear
Verified Identity Pass Face Class Action

Daimler Chrysler et al.
alleged negligence pertaining to lost confidential client data which exposed customers to identity theft