A Canadian woman who was on leave from her job at IBM because of a medical reason for depression, had her benefits cut-off when the company saw pictures of the lady engaging in social events posted on her Facebook page.
The company told the lady that she appeared "happy" in the pictures and it seemed that she was cured of her major depression.
Lesson learned, be careful what you post on social networking sites. When something is posted on the Web, it is no longer private.
Full story, http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/11/facebook-photos-could-be-hazzardous-to-your-health-benefits.html
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