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March 23, 2012 06:05 pm

Facebook: Legal Action Against Employers Asking For Your Password


An anonymous reader writes "Facebook today weighed in on the issue of employers asking current and prospective employees for their Facebook passwords. The company noted that doing so undermines the privacy expectations and the security of both the user and the user's friends, as well as potentially exposes the employer to legal liability. The company is looking to draft new laws as well as take legal action against employers who do this."A least one U.S. Senator agrees with them.

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