Facebook Users Stick It To The Man

January 9, 2006

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Campus police have been using Facebook to track down on-campus parties, but some students decided to turn Facebook against their tormentors with a prank that got big-time media coverage. The story plays out on campuses around the country: students throw a party, beer gets consumed, police stop by and put a stop to the underage drinking. In the 21st Century, law enforcement has been using the same tool to track down parties that students use to communicate them: networking site posted that he didn't organize the party, but he did attend. BoingBoing.net A GWU spokesperson insisted the cops didn't get their 411 from Facebook, but did concede that if a party is talked about on Facebook, it will get back to the police. The Times noted two campus police officers and a chief's assistant have Facebook memberships at GWU. Email the author Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.

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