New Bill Banning Employer Facebook Snooping Introduced in Congress

When employers starting asking potential hires for their Facebook logins in March, this sparked a lot of irritation among the public and politicians. Although one amendment failed to pass, democrats are now fighting hard to make a change once again.

"We must draw the line somewhere and define what is private. No one would feel comfortable going to a public place and giving out their username and passwords to total strangers. They should not be required to do so at work, at school, or while trying to obtain work or an education. This is a matter of personal privacy and makes sense in our digital world." -Democratic representative, Eliot Engel

The result of violating the draft legislation would be a $10,000 civil penalty—which sounds like deterrent enough for most employers.


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