U.S House Of Rep. Kills Facebook Password Bill

[Emilio Aguinaldo]

the House of Representatives this week voted against a bill that would have prevented overreaching employers from demanding that job applicants hand over their Facebook passwords.The controversy arose last week, after the Associated Press reported that this troubling practice was becoming a common request of job-seekers. But later reports suggest that the whole thing just got blown out of proportion.

Still, the practice is likely to become popular. Not only did the House consider a amending the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012 to stop such requests, Facebook also pulled out the big guns, threatening employers with potential legal action. Of course, the American Civil Liberties Union, and countless concerned rights groups and citizens chimed in to voice their dissatisfaction.

So even though the House failed to make such practices against federal law, it will be difficult for any employer to make such a request without finding their name plastered all over the Web, as an enraged public gathers its torches and pitchforks.

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Feel free to discuss, in the meantime I will be eating scrumpets and drinking latte's.

[MathiasOfAthens]

So the house is against passing this law to prevent this because they feel like the employer who forces their employee to give up their password would be utterly embarrassed? Yeah right, Americans wont even care so much. That doesnt make it right. Thats like letting anyone park in handicap places and say if someone who is not handicap parks there he will be shamed by the community.

[Lord Golog]

Employers will get my Facebook password when they pry it from my cold, dead skull.

[DimeBagHo]

The OP provides an insufficient basis for discussion. PM me if you want to improve this. Closed in the meantime.