Lawyers have been using social networking sites to prepare for trial for several years. Some lawyers have run into trouble, faced ethics charges, and have been fired for what they posted on social media sites. Maryland corrections officer had to hand over his Facebook login and password during recertification interview. District attorney in Texas considered getting around Facebook’s privacy settings to read what is posted on another person’s wall by giving the jury pool candidates “free access to the court’s wi-fi network in exchange for temporarily ‘friending’ his office.”]