"A businessman today won £17,000 in damages against a former schoolfriend 
accused of putting a fake profile of him on the social networking website 
Facebook.

The high court heard that the profile falsely suggested Matthew Firsht was 
looking for same-sex relationships and was signed up with groups including Gay 
in the Wood…Borehamwood and Gay Jews in London.

Deputy judge Richard Parkes QC ruled that Grant Raphael's defence - that the 
entry was created by party gate-crashers at his flat - was "built on lies".

The judge awarded Firsht £15,000 for libel and £2,000 for breach of privacy."
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More at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/24/facebook.privacy

Juha-Matti

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