Facebook moves to recover user data seized by New York

  • 27 June 2014
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By John RibeiroJune 27, 2014 06:27 AM ET IDG News Service - Facebook user data in bulk was sought last year by the New York County District Attorney's office and a court directed it to produce virtually all records and communications for 381 accounts, the company disclosed Thursday.
The social networking giant is now asking the court for the return or destruction of the data as well as a ruling on whether the bulk warrants violated the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and other laws. The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures of property.
 
ComputerWorld/ full read here/ http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249425/Facebook_moves_to_recover_user_data_seized_by_New_York

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