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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. Make the point moot. by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Walk out of interviews where you're asked for these details, then post online so people in the sector know not to even apply there.

    Ironic "Boycott Facebook login details requests at interviews" Facebook group anyone? We made Rage Against the Machine Christmas No. 1... Surely we can apply this logic to something which actually matters.

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  2. Teacher aid FIRED for not allowing Facebook access by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Teacher Aide fired in Michigan.

    “in the absence of you voluntarily granting Lewis Cass ISD administration access to you[r] Facebook page, we will assume the worst and act accordingly."