Who can unmask a Facebook pseudonym? Police powers at home
Sunday Standard Who can unmask a Facebook pseudonym? Police powers at home Recent reports indicate that two persons were taken in for questioning by Botswana police over their comments on posts published by a pseudonymous Facebook account. Versions differ on whether this amounted to an arrest, and no report identifies an offence, so this column comments no further on those individuals. But the episode raises a question… The post Who can unmask a Facebook pseudonym? Police powers at home first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Isabella Mathiba
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