U.S. employees set to be forced to give bosses their Facebook PASSWORDS

[J.E.D]

Well, I guess I'm deleting my FB account. Not that I use it anymore

 

[Noomi]

CISPA: Amendment to US cyber attack law banning employers from asking for Facebook passwords is blocked | Mail Online

Once again our liberties are being infringed upon

Employers have no right to a password. Don't use Facebook at work, and the employee shouldn't have a problem. Your boss has no authority to invade your privacy like that!

 

[hazlnut]

CISPA: Amendment to US cyber attack law banning employers from asking for Facebook passwords is blocked | Mail Online

Once again our liberties are being infringed upon

I'm sorry, where does it say an employee would be FORCED to give up a facebook password?

And why does your boss care you have a facebook account. Did he try to "poke" you?

 

[Oldguy]

Uh...before y'all tie yourselves up into knots of outrage, you should know that there is nothing in the CISPA bill as it was passed by the House which would allow, or require, business owners to demand someone's Facebook account data.

Here's the Bill. Read it for yourself:

Bill Text - 113th Congress (2013-2014) - THOMAS (Library of Congress)

The whole point of this topic is that an amendment which would have made it illegal to do so was voted down. Which means, barring any other law which outlaws the practice, means it is entirely legal for your boss to do so.

No, it does not unless it's already legal for a boss to do so and, as far as I know, it isn't.

 

[Oldguy]

Only six states have passed laws making it illegal for an employer to ask for Facebook passwords.

There is no federal law banning this practice.

Until this week, it was perfectly legal for a company or university in California or Illinois to request the Facebook password of a prospective employee.

Now, thanks to state legislation that went into effect at the start of 2013, California and Illinois have joined four other U.S. states, including Delaware, Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey, to make the practice illegal, reported Wired.

The law doesn’t prevent employers from looking at what potential hires or employees publicly post to social-media accounts. And if you happen to live in the other 44 states, it’s up to you to risk losing out on a job by refusing the request.

Can a prospective employer ask for your Facebook password? | SmartPlanet

There is a HUGE difference between being ASKED for that and being REQUIRED to give it.

 

[Noomi]

Only six states have passed laws making it illegal for an employer to ask for Facebook passwords.

There is no federal law banning this practice.

Until this week, it was perfectly legal for a company or university in California or Illinois to request the Facebook password of a prospective employee.

Now, thanks to state legislation that went into effect at the start of 2013, California and Illinois have joined four other U.S. states, including Delaware, Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey, to make the practice illegal, reported Wired.

The law doesn’t prevent employers from looking at what potential hires or employees publicly post to social-media accounts. And if you happen to live in the other 44 states, it’s up to you to risk losing out on a job by refusing the request.

Can a prospective employer ask for your Facebook password? | SmartPlanet

There is a HUGE difference between being ASKED for that and being REQUIRED to give it.

True, but why should you miss out on a job just because you refuse to give away a private password?

 

[Oldguy]

Uh...before y'all tie yourselves up into knots of outrage, you should know that there is nothing in the CISPA bill as it was passed by the House which would allow, or require, business owners to demand someone's Facebook account data.

Here's the Bill. Read it for yourself:

Bill Text - 113th Congress (2013-2014) - THOMAS (Library of Congress)

do you have the bill number?...as in HR XXX?
This link is a search. I typed in CISPA and came up empty.

HR 624

Sorry. I forgot that the Thomas site times out.

 

[dblack]

I'm sorry, where does it say an employee would be FORCED to give up a facebook password?

They're imagining that threatening to fire someone represents coercion. It doesn't of course.

This whole debate, like many other equally inane disputes, hinges on the idea that an employer must justify - to the government - any decision to fire (or hire) someone. Once that foot was wedged in the door, largely via anti-discrimination legislation, it was only a matter of time before any and every hiring and firing decision comes under state scrutiny.

 

[SuMar]

CISPA: Amendment to US cyber attack law banning employers from asking for Facebook passwords is blocked | Mail Online

Once again our liberties are being infringed upon

Just submit a fake password...What's the worse they can do? Fire you? Love to see that hold up in court.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Exactly! Unions should have no competition when it comes to political donations.
We know they lose when they have to compete.

Actually, Citizens United protects the rights of Unions to engage in free speech. Without it, ONLY the media is allowed to campaign. Without it, we may as well have George Soros appoint our rulers directly, because that is the result.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Business has no moral or legal right to ask for social media access to your information.

 

[Uncensored2008]

So the cons here defending this are taking the "no one cares" approach to law. It doesn't matter that your boss can request your FB password and you can be fired for not giving it up because the right has made a stunning argument that those requests won't ever ever happen because....*drumroll*...bosses don't care.

That's the solution to everything...don't do nothing. Who needs protections? Well the tech companies do but that's THEM. They deserve it. But the people don't need no stinking protections.

You're a fucking idiot.

This doesn't exist - stupid.

Your boss has no legal right to ask you any password, nor for the combination to your bike lock.

You fucknuts are billowing smoke from utterly nothing.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The employees of a business have a right to go to court and have an injunction issued against the business to prevent such behavior. Violation of the injunction by the business can be punished by contempt of court fines. And dismissal of employees because of their role in bringing the injunction can result in the same.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Will people really cough up this kind of info just because their employer asks? Are we that pathetic?

No, it's never happened.

This just the typical leftist bullshit of creating a false crisis and passing laws to address situations that never existed.

It's fucking stupid.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Facebook Passwords: Employers and Schools Demand Access; Facebook and Senators Respond - ABC News

Anyone who is telling you that employers etc have not asked for FB passwords are deliberate liars from the reactionary pro-corporatist side of the spectrum.

 

[Uncensored2008]

True, but why should you miss out on a job just because you refuse to give away a private password?

Should you miss out on a job just because you refuse to give away the PIN to your ATM card?

After all, there was nothing in the bill that prohibited an employer from requiring prospective employees to divulge their ATM PIN.



Leftism is a manifestation of mental retardation.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

CISPA: Amendment to US cyber attack law banning employers from asking for Facebook passwords is blocked | Mail Online

Once again our liberties are being infringed upon

CISPA is the problem, not people asking for passwords.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Pro-CISPA Companies Out-Lobby Anti-CISPA Groups

Supporters of the controversial cyber-security legislation CISPA have already spent $605 million to lobby for the bill's passage, according to a watchdog group.

That's the amount supporters of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) spent from 2011 to the fall of 2012, according to non-partisan research group MapLight. While the bill languished last summer, CISPA was re-introduced in nearly the same form this February and resoundingly passed the House of Representatives in a 288-127 vote last week.

According to MapLight's figures, AT&T has already spent $34 million, Comcast nearly $32 million, and Verizon over $27 million as part of its lobbying efforts. These three companies are on the record supporting CISPA. Interest groups supporting CISPA have donated nearly $68 million to members of the House, compared to $4 million by CISPA opponents. Among the key tech companies actively opposing the bill, Mozilla has contributed $2,000, according to MapLight.

money in politics is a good thing?

I thought regulation was a good thing.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

CISPA: Amendment to US cyber attack law banning employers from asking for Facebook passwords is blocked | Mail Online

Once again our liberties are being infringed upon

A last-minute amendment to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act — known as CISPA — banning such a practice was blocked by members of the U.S. House of Representatives, despite the passage of the broad cybersecurity bill overall.

The provision, proposed by Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Co.), was voted down 224-189, with Republicans constituting the majority.

Why are you upset by this? Do you have any idea what CISPA is about? Do you remember when they tried to pass it last year and the entire internet protested?

 

[ClosedCaption]

So the cons here defending this are taking the "no one cares" approach to law. It doesn't matter that your boss can request your FB password and you can be fired for not giving it up because the right has made a stunning argument that those requests won't ever ever happen because....*drumroll*...bosses don't care.

That's the solution to everything...don't do nothing. Who needs protections? Well the tech companies do but that's THEM. They deserve it. But the people don't need no stinking protections.

You're a fucking idiot.

This doesn't exist - stupid.

Your boss has no legal right to ask you any password, nor for the combination to your bike lock.
You fucknuts are billowing smoke from utterly nothing.

Because you say so

...well, let me ponder on that fact based rebuttal