Americans increasingly are using online social networks in order to communicate with family and friends, share photos and news and express their own political views. Increasingly, private interests (and government entities) try to get access to this personal information for a variety of purposes -- from marketing to surveillance. All of us need tools to protect our personal information.
Representative LaShawn Ford has proposed House Bill 3782 which simply says that a prospective employer cannot ask an applicant for the passwords and user names of their social network sites. This is common sense. Employers can set reasonable policies about the use of such networks during office hours, but asking for access to personal information before an applicant is hired is just too big an intrusion.
Contact your state representative today and urge support for House Bill 3782
