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[YourMaster]

MONTREAL — Beware your postings!

A technology expert says that's the lesson people should learn from the case of a Quebec woman who says her Facebook postings led to her disability benefits being cancelled.

Nathalie Blanchard was on leave from her job at IBM in Bromont due to a diagnosed case of depression.

She'd been receiving disability payments from Manulife for a year when the payments suddenly ended.

Blanchard says an insurance agent told her she was cut off because of a Facebook profile that showed her partying at bars and on holiday.

Blanchard says her doctor had advised her to have some fun.

Now she's considering legal action to try to get her benefits reinstated.

Carmi Levy, a London, Ontario based technology analyst, says it's a stark reminder that Internet postings are never truly private.

The federal Liberals also found themselves in damage control this weekend after the wife of former leader Stephane Dion posted comments on Facebook slagging current party boss Micheal Ignatieff.
-The Canadian Press

That's been all over the news and I wanted to know what members on this forum think about the issue. Should the payments of Miss Blanchard have stopped because pictures of her smiling and having fun landed on Facebook?

 

[Bossanova]

I read that few days ago.

Blanchard says "her doctor had advised her to have some fun."

THAT should be all that's needed. Her work should be sued. End of that.

 

[YourMaster]

That's a good point, what do you think about employers checking employees on a personal level with a tool such as Facebook?

 

[Bossanova]

That's a good point, what do you think about employers checking employees on a personal level with a tool such as Facebook?

That is just wrong, because then the employers are spying.

 

[Talk Horror]

This is like teachers losing their jobs because of Myspace or Facebook, do I agree NO.

 

[WIGHAngel]

There is no privacy on the internet. If you don't want someone to know something, then don't post it.

I think that just seeing this lady out one time having a little fun shouldn't affect her disability, but if she is out having a party all the time; then I am sorry but, I don't want to foot the bill for her. I work to darn hard for my money.

If you are truly depressed and disabled, I can't see how you would even want to be out having a party. I know when I am just not feeling well... not depressed, but just not well I wouldn't even consider being out. I just want to crawl in bed and pull the blankies up.

So, my opinion is I don't want to foot the bill for someone that is faking it. If someone is truly disabled or needs help, I am right there for them.