Maryland Bans Employers From Asking For Facebook Passwords

Freddybear writes with news that yesterday Maryland passed a bill through both houses of the state legislature that would forbid employers from requiring job applicants or employees to provide access to social media accounts. The bill now awaits only the signature of governor Martin O'Malley. "The bill is the first of its kind in the country, and has shined a spotlight on the practice of employers demanding personal social media passwords from potential hires, [said Melissa Goemann of the ACLU]." Similar legislation is being developed in California, Illinois and Michigan, according to the Washington Post.

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Re:Not a problem

[Archangel Michael]

He probably DID mean POTUS, given the recent comments from the POTUS to the SCOTUS regarding their obligation to overturn unconstitutional laws passed by both houses and signed by the POTUS.

And if GWB said the same thing, the liberals would have gone apeshit crazy (rightfully so) but alas they accept the former LAW PROFESSOR's weasel excuse to what he "really" meant {wink wink}