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  House votes down stopping employers asking for Facebook passwords
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Last EditedRP  Mar 29, 2012 11:22am
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CategoryProposed Legislation
News DateThursday, March 29, 2012 02:45:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionHouse Republicans today defeated an amendment introduced yesterday that would have banned employers demanding access to Facebook accounts. While the practice isn’t widespread, it has caused a big brouhaha after reports surfaced that some organizations were requiring workers to hand over Facebook passwords as a condition of keeping their current job or getting hired for a new one.
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Apr 04, 2012 06:40pm Proposed Legislation WA senator [Steve Hobbs] introduces Facebook password bill  Article Ralphie 

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