Judge: Debt Collector Can't Contact Debtor On Facebook
A Florida judge has set an important precedent for consumer rights, ruling that a debt collector may not use Facebook to try to contact a debtor.
A Florida judge has set an important precedent for consumer rights: ruling that a debt collector may not use Facebook to try to contact a woman who had an unpaid car loan of $362.
The judge also ruled that the debt collector, Mark One Financial LLC of Jacksonville, could not contact the debtor’s family and friends via Facebook or any other form of social media. Her attorney said that this behavior violates a Florida law prohibiting debt collectors from harrassing people.
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