Discussion Topic -Forum for Current Events - Article Example

The BBC News story of 21 January d “BBC News. “Fake Facebook page costs US taxpayer $134,000” constitutes a current event story that comprises of a security breach. According to BBC News, “The US Justice Department is to pay a woman $134,000 (£88,640) after making a fake Facebook page that contained a photograph of her half-clothed.” Indeed, this fake page was created with the intention of catching Ms Arquiett’s boyfriend since she was arrested and accused of being involved in a drugs ring in 2010 (BBC News).

However, this did not go down well with authorities at Facebook since they do not tolerate such security breaches. “Facebook itself had also voiced its displeasure, noting that it explicitly bans fake profiles on its site,” (BBC News). By any standard, this case constitutes a security breach since the complainant did not consent to the creation of a fake Facebook page.In as far as security planning and risk assessment are concerned, it can be noted that the US Justice Department erred by creating a fake Facebook account thought they had a noble intention for doing that.

Drug peddling is a serious crime but this should not be taken as a leeway to breach the security concerns of other people. In such a case, it is imperative for the responsible authorities to properly plan their strategies they would use in carrying out investigations relating to this case without posing a security risk to the third party involved. In order to avoid the scenario highlighted above, it is important to carryout risk assessment of the course of action likely to be taken in order to avoid complications with regards to security breach.

Works cited BBC News. “Fake Facebook page costs US taxpayer $134,000.” . 21 January 2015. Web. 23 January 2015.