A Canadian woman, Nathalie Blanchard, was receiving long term sick from her job at IBM due to being diagnosed with clinical depression. More recently the payments dried up and when she questioned her insurance company they stated that she was available to work due to her facebook photos. The articles states "her insurance agent described several pictures Blanchard posted on Facebook, including ones showing her having a good time at a Chippendales bar show, at her birthday party and on a sun holiday." Her argument was that she was simply following her doctor's advice and trying to have fun during nights out with her friends. Currently her lawyer is exploring what her next step should be.
Personally I think this case is a bit ridiculous due to the fact the Facebook is now grounds for someone to lose their insurance benefits. On the other hand if you are on long term sick leave for depression and are too stupid to not post public pictures of yourself having fun you probably do not deserve it in the first place. moral of the story, do not be like this woman and remember that nothing you post on Facebook is private.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576189,00.html
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