Maryland May Become The First To Ban Employers From Requesting Facebook Passwords
Maryland could become the first state in the U.S. to prohibit employers from requesting current and prospective employees' Facebook passwords.
Maryland could become the first state in the U.S. to prohibit employers from requesting current and prospective employees’ Facebook passwords.
Both houses of the state legislature passed a bill to this effect and sent it on to Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, according to The Baltimore Sun.
His office staff told the newspaper that he has “hundreds” of bills to go through in addition to the one concerning Facebook passwords. We can only assume that means he might not sign this particular piece of legislation into law right away, unless the media spotlight turns the issue into a priority.
Lawmakers in Illinois and California are debating similar legislation, while a federal amendment to the U.S.
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