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U.S. House Rejects CISPA Amendment Banning Employers From Asking For Facebook Passwords

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:27:49 +0000

All over the U.S., states are passing legislation banning employers from asking for their employees’ social media login information. However, an amendment to the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA, which Facebook no longer supports) shunning this practice was shot down by the U.S. House of Representatives.

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The Password Protection Act of 2012: Latest Attempt To Protect Facebook Users

David Cohen — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:32:59 +0000

The latest attempt to push through legislation aimed at protecting the passwords of Facebook users came in the form of The Password Protection Act of 2012, which was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), with an identical companion bill brought to the House of Representatives by Reps. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.).

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Facebook Password Privacy Amendment Defeated

David Cohen — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:05:51 +0000

Efforts by Congress to block employers from requiring employees or potential employees to surrender their passwords for Facebook and other social networks hit a stumbling block Wednesday, when a Facebook user protection amendment submitted by Representative Ed Perlmutter of Colorado did not pass the House of Representatives.

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