17/08/2023
There can be no reasonable expectation of privacy as regards social media posts, regardless if the same are locked, precisely because the access restriction setting in social media platforms do not absolutely bar other users from obtaining access to the same.
The Court further reiterated that restricting the privacy of one's Facebook posts to "Friends Only" does not guarantee absolute protection from the prying eyes of other users.
(Belo-Henares vs. Guevarra, AC No. 11394, December 01, 2016)