Social Media for Law Enforcement

What is Social Media? Internet based applications depend on creation and exchange of user-generated data used by students, staff and faculty for personal entertainment and enrichment used by institutions for recruitment, development, publicity, admissions and teaching TYPES blogging and microblogging social networking multimedia wiki & bulletin boards prevalence and impact too fast policy-consistent but not media-specific Issues who owns? who controls? who can be liable? understand terms of use communication is immediate and broad You retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed) Tip: This license is you authorizing us to make your Tweets available to the rest of the world and to let others do the same. But what’s yours is yours – you own your content. questions? 1. copyright infringement are you the poster? are you the host site? Sec 512(c) of the DMCA invasion of privacy cyberbullying intentional infliction of emotional distress Section 230 of Communications Decency Act Foreign Law? defamation false statement of fact + publication + concerning another = Section 230 of Communications Decency Act Social Media for Law Enforcement Chris Holmes Baylor University Audience of 50 million? Radio....38 years Television.....13 years Facebook....18 months 2. civil or criminal liability? location-based Professor using Facebook? FERPA and Social Media? Institutional use of Twitter? Cyberbullying in the Higher Education Setting Recent Rutgers Case Megan Meier BF/GF Revenge Recommendations for Higher Education "but we don't really have a contract, do we?" commercial use of personal information "Young people are much more used to living more of their lives in public. It used to be that living in public was only what the rich could afford -- now anybody can. That's extraordinarily empowering for young people." ~ Bruce Schneier Telstra Developed the 3 Rs of Social Media Engagement 1. Representation--keep in mind your position makes you a representative of Baylor. do not disclose private or confidential information. II. Responsibility--make sure you adhere to Baylor policies. Understand we are in a higher education community, and have higher standards for personal conduct for employees. III. Respect--be respectful of those with whom you interact online. Be polite and respectful.