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all.of.the.different.types.of.information.that.are.generated.and.
actively.maintain.and.manage.that.data.
Of.course,.this.topic.advocates.for.the.latter.course..That.
is.because.the.very.premise.of.this.topic.is.that.individuals,.
just. like. the. organizations,. management,. and. attorneys. we.
spoke.of.earlier,.have.both.a.responsibility.and.will.gain.an.
advantage.by.virtue.of.their.understanding,.monitoring,.and.
management.of.the.data.that.affect.them.
Here.are.some.examples.that.illustrate.that.premise..You.
as.an.individual.are.as.subject.as.any.organization.to.a.lawsuit..
You.might.also.be.subject.to.law.enforcement.action,.credit.
qualiication,.qualiication.for.education.or.for.a.high-security.
job,.or.even.a.simple.background.check.for.a.job.in.the.public.
sector.(say.as.a.teacher).or.as.a.volunteer.in.a.school.
In. all. of. these. cases,. it. is. nearly. certain. that. electronic.
data.about.you.and.your.history,.family,.associations,.former.
jobs,.hobbies,.and.so.forth,.will.be.examined.and.evaluated..
The.information.that.is.recorded.and.presented.in.these.cases.
could.make.the.difference.between.your.winning.or.losing.a.
case,.being.prosecuted.for.something.you.did.not.do,.getting.
a. loan,. being. accepted. into. college,. getting. a. new. job,. or.
being.allowed.to.volunteer.at.your.children's.school.
In. a. recent. court. case. reported. in. the. November.
ABA.
Journal
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. a. divorcing. couple's. attorneys. were. ordered. to.
exchange.their.passwords.for.their.Facebook.and.online.dat-
ing.sites..So,.data.that.you.create.online.might.very.well.end.
up.in.court,.even.some.of.that.most.embarrassing.type.
Many.of.these.examples.are.perhaps.somewhat.sobering.
and. might. make. you. fear. for. your. privacy.. But. in. an. arti-
cle. from. NPR. online
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. we. see. a. great. example. of. how. this.
*.
ABA.Journal,.Privacy.Law,.Debra.Cassens.Weiss,.Judge.Orders.Exchange.of.
Facebook.and.Dating.Website.Passwords.in.Custody.Fight,.November.8,.2011:.
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_orders_exchange_of._face-
book._.and._.dating._.website_passwords_in_custody_f/?utm_source.=.maestro.&.
utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email..Retrieved.2011-05-06.
†.
Nancy.Shute,.Swipe.a.Loyalty.Card,.Help.a.Food.Detective!,.November.17,.
2011:.http://www.npr.org/blogs./thesalt/2011/11/17/14.2470536/swipe-a-
lo.yalty.-card-help-a-fo.od-detective..Retrieved.2011-11-20.
