Washington State Passes Bill Protecting Facebook Passwords Of Employees, Job Applicants
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Tuesday that bans employers from demanding that employees or job candidates surrender their passwords to Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks, as well as from requiring employees to add managers as friends or contacts, AP reported.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Tuesday that bans employers from demanding that employees or job candidates surrender their passwords to Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks, as well as from requiring employees to add managers as friends or contacts, AP reported.
Employers can still request to see content from employees’ social media sites during internal investigations, if they have received word that those employees are sharing confidential information, according to AP. Shankar Narayan of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington chapter told AP:
In that circumstance, the employer may request the leaked content, but there is no requirement that the employee turn it over.
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