The widespread use of the Internet has taken a lot of the guesswork out of jury selection.
Web users, especially those involved with social networking sites, are revealing much more of their personal information, often unknowingly.
The Web also makes it easier for professional investigators to uncover personal information from official records not available to casual users.
Professional investigators have always had access to more information than the casual computer user, but these searches are now paying off more than ever.
Jeffrey T. Frederick, director of the Jury Research Division at Charlottesville’s National Legal Research Group, said that people are revealing more and more personal information through their Web activities.
Source: Wisconsin Law Journal
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