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California passes law to stop firms from snooping on staff social networking- The Inquirer
www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2213099/california-passes-law-to-stop-firms-from-snooping-on-staff-social-networking?utm_campaign=INQ&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Twitterfeed, posted 2012 by peter in politics privacy social usa
The bills will prohibit universities and employers from making their applicants hand over their email or social media account passwords, and in a statement [Governor Jerry] Brown said that California is leading where others should be following.
Personally, I'm amazed that any employer anywhere could possibly think it's reasonable to demand that employees fork over their passwords. What's next, employers wanting copies of house keys so they can have a look in employees' homes?