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House Kills Effort To Stop Workplace Requests For Facebook Passwords

Posted by timothy on from the password-so-strong-you-yourself-don't-know-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "House Republicans today defeated an amendment introduced yesterday that would have banned employers demanding access to Facebook accounts. While the practice isn't widespread, it has caused a big brouhaha after reports surfaced that some organizations were requiring workers to hand over Facebook passwords as a condition of keeping their current job or getting hired for a new one."

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  1. Catch-22 by CanHasDIY · · Score: 3, Funny

    OK, so Congress thinks it's perfectly OK for employers to demand access to employee social media accounts, right? Let's think about that for a second:

    Who is Congress' employer?


    Time to start flooding congresscritter inboxes with requests for their facebook passwords.

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    An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
  2. Re:Was anyone suprised? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Super robot monkey whoosh hyperforce go!