Plenty of hoopla went out on the news wire re: using Facebook for debt collection. But what about its uses for process serving?
Courts in New Zealand, Canada and other countries are becoming increasingly comfortable with serving papers over Facebook. In Australia, one lawyer used the Web site to serve a foreclosure notice to one couple who defaulted on their loan. So far, we haven’t seen Facebook used to serve papers in the U.S.
Will we see upcoming consumer protection regulation for use of social media in the business world?