SOUTH Australian police officers have been warned against using social networking sites, which could be used to provide confidential police information and an avenue to discredit officers in court.
A warning has been issued from the police union to members regarding their personal use of such networking sites as Facebook, RSVP.com.au and MySpace.
Police Association president Mark Carroll said those sites often inadvertently provided personal information, which could be accessed by criminals.
Mr Carroll also warned that in cases interstate and overseas, lawyers had used information posted on such sites to discredit the character of police as witnesses.
He said information posted could have a "devastating effect".
"The media and, indeed, criminals, use social internet sites to gather information on police officers, their families, friends and associates," he said.
Registering on such sites, he said, ran the risk of revealing private information about colleagues, potentially compromising safety, revealing confidential police information and revealing the identities of police working undercover "either now or in the future".
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