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Criminal

Oct. 9, 2018

Facebook tells police not to create fake profiles

Facebook’s Palo Alto-based associate general counsel wrote a letter to the police department condemning the practice, but no legal action was taken because the widespread practice has not been found to be illegal.

Facebook tells police not to create fake profiles
A screenshot from a fake social media account is shown during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 1.

After learning Memphis law enforcement used fake Facebook accounts to monitor local Black Lives Matter activists, Facebook’s Menlo Park-based associate general counsel wrote a letter to the police department condemning it, but no legal action was taken because the widespread practice has not been found to be illegal.

The letter was sent last month by Andrea Kirkpatrick, Facebook director as well as counsel, informing them that the f...

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