US Congress Shoots Down Bill That Would Prevent Employers from Demanding Social Media Passwords / image via Digital Trends

Latest Internet news from Washington said the US House of Representatives has voted against a bill that would prevent employers from demanding that job applicants reveal their social media passwords as part of their application requirements.
Industry observer Digital Trends disclosed that the bill was shot down apparently because lawmakers felt that the reports on the …

Social Media Password Controversy Involving Employers in the US Gathers More Heat

The Associated Press reporting from Seattle yesterday said another US senator has joined the call for an immediate investigation by the US government of reports that certain employers have been demanding job applicants to reveal their social media usernames and passwords as part of job application requirements.
AP said Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer of New York has joined fellow Democrat Sen. Richard …

A US Bill Is Now in the Works Against Employers Demanding Social Media Passwords

Following this week’s furor over reports that job applicants in the US were being asked by prospective employers to surrender their social media passwords as part of the application process, a US senator says he has filed a bill aimed at stopping the practice, which he said is an unreasonable invasion of privacy.
Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal told AP that the problem calls for a national solution, …