Delaware Law to Give Students Increased Online Privacy

Delaware has become the first state to passed a law banning public and private schools from requiring students to give administration access to social media accounts.

The bill forbids institutions from requesting students to provide passwords or account information, asking students to log onto a social media site in the presence of a government agent, requiring the installation of a monitoring device that gives the institution access, or requiring students to add an agent to their online contacts.

The bill -- which still needs the governor's signature to be fully enacted -- is a significant move in the long-standing fight for digital privacy, say its advocates.

"Since school…
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