Magazine editor and California based private investigator Tamara Thompson published a recent article on the Law.com website concerning the use of social networking sites for due diligence. For those interested in the subject, I recommend the read.

Ms. Thompson also published a post on her blog called “Think Twice Before Going Undercover” which examines the implications that the Lori Drew case could have on conducting research on a social networking site using a fictitious profile. I know that the legal ramifications outside of the US are also the subject of some debate.

The legal pundits I’ve been reading believe that despite the fact that Drew has been convicted of the misdemeanor charges, this issue is not dead.

We’ll have to wait and see what this means to people who violate Terms of Service Agreements from now on.