Posted on 04/23/2013 9:32:05 AM PDT by BenLurkin
An attempt to ban US bosses from asking employees to hand over their Facebook login details has been blocked by Congress.
A last minute alteration to the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) that would have prevented employers demanding that prospective employees disclose social media passwords as a condition of employment was voted down in the house of representatives.
The proposal, put forward by Democrat Ed Perlmutter was defeated by a 224-189 majority....
Perlmutter said of his amendment before it was defeated: 'It helps the individual protect his right to privacy and it doesn't allow the employer to impersonate that particular employee when other people are interacting with that person across social media platforms.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Delete the account, then give them the password, if they insist.
“Sorry, boss, I don’t do Facebook.”
Facebook is the Myspace of 2013 so...
Plus, all you need to do is rename your account with a fake name. That goes for twitter too.
Face what? Suppose you really don’t have an account? Are you then suspect because “Why wouldn’t you have an account?”. Maybe because I don’t really “need” one to make my life complete. I don’t care what you had for lunch and it’s none of your business what I had for lunch. That and all the other inane BS that gets posted out there.
This is tantamount to Congress telling you to turn over your diary if your employer orders you to.
That’s just plain wrong. What is it with these nincompoops?
Kind of a misleading headline.
Bosses have always been able to ask for your password, etc.
This would have BANNED them from doing so.
No more interference into private business!
If you don’t like having to give up your facebook password then go work somewhere else that doesn’t require it.
As an employee, I would refuse to comply with any demand for any password, personal or corporate. As a manager, I would seek security training (at the minimum) and possible disciplinary action for any employee who complies with a demand to reveal any password, personal or corporate.
If any prospective employer wants my Facebook password, I’ll find a different employer.
You know, it occurs to me that our leaders are absolutely terrified by the internet. Mention an electronic medium, and they forget about the Constitution, and the reason why it was set forth.
Well, this will be the death nail for Facebook. It was already starting to fade but look for this to exaserbate it and go the way of Myspace.
Surely another network will fill its place.
I think the next site should be called mybs.com
It deserved to be defeated. It's just more feel good liberal hogwash, a waste of time and money.
Ed Perlmutter is obviously too brain-dead to realize anyone can change a password anytime they want to.
“Delete the account, then give them the password, if they insist.”
After the 14 days for the account to totally disappear.
(then open a new account under an assumed name)
BiPartisan TREASON
Like the high paid tech guy (at over $100k) who was farming out all his work to tech support in India.
Employers do not have a right to ask for passwords for your personal accounts. They DO have a right to tell you not to use company computers for personal business.
I don’t think our “”leaders”” (term used loosely) are terrified by the internet at all. I suspect that they see it as just one ‘more’ thing that they can (and will) control and oversee in the lives of American citizens.
I know you can deactivate your account, but I don’t believe you can delete it. It’s reactivated as soon as you log back in.
Let the states deal with this. Washington State is getting ready to make it illegal.
This is crazy - any employer can ask for the password. You don’t have to work for them. No one has a right to be employed by the entity of their choice.
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