Facebook Friending Gets A Guy Some Jail Time

Believe it or not, this cybercrime has some twists reminding all of us to beware the estranged techie ex who decides to hack email or instant messaging accounts and then escalate to Facebook friending.
Enter Harry W Bruder. This handsome devil is in his mid fifties, proving that not every Facebook user is a college student or types in twitter-bursts starting with “zOMG!!”. Sadly, his repeated attempts to “friend” his ex violated a specific domestic violence restraining order issued in Pasco County Florida just this week. Apparently he made it less than a month on the restraining order and in July he was, according to police reports, upset at having to attend court ordered counseling and did the deed.
It wasn’t a hard crime to crack; he confessed to police when they knocked on his door this week and after posting $5000 bond the next day he was released. But that’s $500 in beer money this Florida man will never have.
Moral of the story for bad guys: Stop. Think. Connect.
Don’t try to “friend” your ex. Especially if you were allegedly causing enough mayhem to warrant a domestic violence restraining order. In fact, really – the Internet simply isn’t anonymous enough if you (continue reading...)