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Facebook password protection law shot down by Congress
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The US House of Representatives has voted against a proposed law which would have limited the ability of businesses to collect social networking user names and passwords for current and prospective employees.
The vote, which fell largely along party lines, fell by a 236-184 majority. Just one Republican voted in favour of the measure while two Democrats voted against the proposed law.
So a Republican controlled Congress did something pro-business. What a shock.
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Are you waiting for Congress to do something to protect the 99%? It won’t happen with this system.
In the U.S. it’s illegal to ask candidates their marital status, sexual orientation, ask a woman if she’s pregnant, etc. Given that this sort of information is generally readily available from a social network profile, how is asking for FB account access any more legal than those other questions? Does this need a new law?
Another reason to use a fake name on fb.