In September 2012, Facebook posted that it had reached the one billion user mark. One in every seven people on the planet, Facebook beamed, has a Facebook account. Well, actually, Facebook only knows how many accounts it has, not how many people use it. Anthony Weiner, for example, probably had two accounts, one in his own name and one in the name of Carlos Danger.

A billion, a schmillion, whatever. Face­book has a lot of users — every one of them a potential gunshot to their own foot.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]