Democratic representatives Eliot Engel of New York and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois have introduced a bill in the House called, The Social Networking Online Protection Act, or SNOPA. The bill would subject organizations to a $10,000 fine for requiring members to turn over their social media login information.
Increasingly, employers, schools and universities have been asking job applicants and students, respectively, to hand over their social networking passwords.
“There have been a number of reports about employers requiring new applicants to give their username and password as part of the hiring process. The same has occurred at some schools and universities,” Engel noted in a statement. “Passwords are the gateway to many avenues containing personal and sensitive content — including email accounts, bank accounts and other information.”
The state of Maryland was the first state to pass a bill that forbids employers from asking for job applicants’ and employees’ social media passwords. Engel said that his home state of New York has been pondering similar legislation but that the issue demanded federal government attention... Read More
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