WEEK 5-Facebook Photos cause woman to lose medical leave benefits

Facebook photos cause woman to lose medical leave benefits

Recently,I came across this news and I would like to share with you guys about this article.It is kinda interesting article.

Its regarding about a women who is Nathalie Blanchard, a 29 year old from Quebec for a year and a half had taken medical leave for depression from her job. Everything seemed okay until she suddenly found herself without benefits in late 2009. Manulife, her employer’s insurance company, notified Blanchard that her monthly medical leave benefits were coming to an end, “because of Facebook.”

Why do you think her medical leave benefit came to an end?Any idea?

It is because it was explained by Manulife that several images had been discovered on Blanchard’s Facebook account and that they clearly showed the woman not being depressed. Specifically they had mentioned pictures of Blanchard having a good time at the beach, at her birthday party, and at a Chippendales bar. Because of this, the insurance company was declaring she was no longer suffering from depression and no longer needed medical leave benefits.

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Lets ponder,if you are under depression how can u be enjoying yourself by going party with your frens and chill out with your frens?If you can go party with ur frens ,why not you cant go for your work?Doesn't it make sense?In my opinion,usually depression doesnt last long for a long time period and it might change when the day passes by.Maybe,she was under depression during that period when she applying for medical leave and it doesnt mean that her condition is still same in the current situation.

What’s even more curious, however, is that Blanchard claims that her Facebook account was secure so only confirmed friends could view images. So how Manulife acquired them is a mystery in itself. Is there a way around Facebook’s security feature or perhaps one of Nathalie’s Facebook friends turned her images over to the insurance company?

What caught my attention was her facebook account only can be viewed by limited number of friends and how come Manulife can get to know all about her details?

What I think was When you "lock" your profile, essentially you're not allowing anyone to see your content but your friends. What people don't understand is that each album you post has its OWN set of permissions, and by default, those permissions are set to allow anyone to see your photos. How does that affect me if my profile is already locked, you ask?

Actually,let say you upload ur photo with ur boyfriend and your fren,Jill commented of your photo and definetely,it will appear on his profile and whoever under his friends list can view the comments and same goes to the next person who commented.
So,this is another way maybe they find out about Nathalie's outing.World is too small,nowdays it is easy to get information..It is accessible and easy..

The only solution is you have to be carefull when you guys uploading the photos.IF you use Facebook, protect yourself:
1. Disable searches for your profile. You can be searched through Facebook AND regular search engines if you have the option checked. Uncheck it.
2. Don't make your profile photo or FRIENDS LIST public.
3. Don't join regional networks.
4. Check permissions for EVERY ALBUM and lock it down.

Or, 5: Get off Facebook.

Another issue was,Manulife should have taken what they saw on Facebook simply as steps towards her recovering, and at most requested a new assessment report from her Psychologist, prior to making any claim adjusting decisions.

Last but not least,"BE AWARE WHEN POSTING IN FACEBOOK"