Just "because facts are publicly known and made available by the media, doesn't mean the prosecutor has to actively publicize these facts," Venkat Balasubramani, a lawyer and Internet law blogger.

Diepraam dismissed such criticism. "We're not putting information in the public that's unavailable," he said. "In our area, we've got a population of around 6 million people and I sincerely doubt that the fact that I've put someone's name on a Twitter page is going to affect their right to a fair trial."

Names of those arrested for DWI will be posted on District Attorney Brett Ligon's .