Trial By Facebook

Neville Hobson is talking about a UK jury member who leaked details of an ongoing case via her facebook profile.

The juror posted a poll on her own Facebook profile asking friends to vote on whether they thought the defendant was guilty or not guilty.

The interesting thing is not that this happened - things like this probably go on all the time in pubs around the country. What makes this different is that it was done through Facebook (with open privacy settings) so it was simple to spot & prove.

Found via BrandRepublic.