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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Senators want feds to look into employers asking
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PRIVACY Forum mailing list)
Sun Mar 25 18:55:03 2012
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:43:59 -0700
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Senators want feds to look into employers asking for Facebook
passwords during job interviews
http://j.mp/H22Kjo (Washington Post)
"Two U.S. senators are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to
investigate whether employers asking for Facebook passwords during job
interviews are violating federal law, their offices announced Sunday.
Troubled by reports of the practice, Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer of
New York and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said they are calling
on the Department of Justice and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission to launch investigations. The senators are sending letters
to the heads of the agencies."
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With tongue only somewhat in cheek, I'd say that willingness to turn
over your personal passwords to a potential employer should be a
*disqualifying* response for many jobs, especially if sensitive data,
systems, or security are involved!
--Lauren--
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