5 states will have 'social media privacy law' or 'facebook password law'

[Tpoints]

Now, that said, I'm all for a bill that says "No private information, including information available on social media accounts, shall be required as a precondition for employment in any governmental agency, or contractor thereof.

But private enterprise....nope.

Agreed, THAT would be what the Constitution requires.

 

[BAllen]

you lose. I could make plenty of money running dope too. lol

Lol!
T points is full of shit!

 

[Dr.3D]

Lol!
T points is full of shit!

Beats making the decision to not make a living.

 

[acptulsa]

I mean, personal responsibility has to play a role here. An employer can already conduct a background check, drug screening, etc. prior to hiring an individual. Not all employers do this, but if you want to work for one that does, you have to submit for their terms. You always have the option of refusing the service of your labor to any such employer.

I can't believe some here are advocating for blatant government intervention in employment contracts...

But, of course, personal responsibility is often short-circuited and government intervention is rampant. A locomotive engineer operates a vehicle which runs on private property (unless it gets switched onto Amtrak rails, which the operator has no control over). Yet the railroad has little control over the very stuff you mention. The federal government establishes several hurdles an engineer must jump before the railroad is allowed to hire him or her. Where's the sense in that?

And there are a whole lot of fields and professions into which the government sticks its sticky little fingers.

 

[pcosmar]

The government has made it difficult to be self employed? How is that? What self employment were you trying to do that you've been stopped from?

Hemp Grower?

On a serious note,, anyone wanting to conduct business nearly anywhere in this country must jump through a bunch of bureaucratic HOOPS.
And then there are the legal hurdles,, the added bookkeeping to comply etc etc etc.

 

[Tpoints]

Hemp Grower?

On a serious note,, anyone wanting to conduct business nearly anywhere in this country must jump through a bunch of bureaucratic HOOPS.
And then there are the legal hurdles,, the added bookkeeping to comply etc etc etc.

yep, there are definitely loops and hoops, nothing enough to stop a person who is able and willing though.

 

[akforme]

Yeah. You ALWAYS have to think 5 moves ahead. In a free market/ free society this law would be ridiculous.

But we are nowhere near free.

So becoming less free is the fix?

 

[Dr.3D]

So becoming less free is the fix?

Hey, congress seems to think spending more money is the fix for being broke.

 

[Tpoints]

So becoming less free is the fix?

less free for employers, more free for employees.

 

[Tpoints]

Hey, congress seems to think spending more money is the fix for being broke.

Yeah, Congress did it, so we'll follow their step :/

 

[cbrons]

More government regulations to prohibit free choice and employers from knowing their potential applicants
http://www.upi.com/blog/2012/12/31/Facebook-password-laws-go-into-effect-in-5-states/9231356986835/

What's interesting to me is that while these scum in the government keep trying to push for new laws to restrict info-gathering from private entities they work very hard indeed to make sure their invasion of privacy continued unimpeded.

 

[Tpoints]

What's interesting to me is that while these scum in the government keep trying to push for new laws to restrict info-gathering from private entities they work very hard indeed to make sure their invasion of privacy continued unimpeded.

Government hates competition! and we have cheerleaders here that'll help them stop that

 

[Dr.3D]

Yeah, Congress did it, so we'll follow their step :/

LOL, they are supposed to be representative of the people.

 

[tttppp]

Isn't that why you're not on Facebook, though?

I mean, personal responsibility has to play a role here. An employer can already conduct a background check, drug screening, etc. prior to hiring an individual. Not all employers do this, but if you want to work for one that does, you have to submit for their terms. You always have the option of refusing the service of your labor to any such employer.

I can't believe some here are advocating for blatant government intervention in employment contracts...

The only thing the government should do with employment contracts is enforce them.

 

[malkusm]

The only thing the government should do with employment contracts is enforce them.

Precisely.

 

[DamianTV]

It's private, but so are employers.

Are you trying to say they have a "Right" to know what you do outside of work?

 

[malkusm]

Are you trying to say they have a "Right" to know what you do outside of work?

If you sign a contract with them saying that you will volunteer that information as a precondition to being employed there....then yes.

 

[tttppp]

Are you trying to say they have a "Right" to know what you do outside of work?

Only if the candidates agree to it. Plus as I stated earlier there are plenty of ways viewing facebook accounts can be valuable. Its unfortunate that a few scumbag companies have to ruin it for everyone.

 

[akforme]

Are you trying to say they have a "Right" to know what you do outside of work?

Sure because you don't have any right to work for them, it's an agreement between two people, and that agreement can mean many things. And think about this for a second, lots of jobs are like this, I've had some. If you have a public job where your perception is apart of your job, it matters.

 

[akforme]

less free for employers, more free for employees.

How is that? You don't have any right to the job, facebook, or anything such. You can do whatever you want, you don't have the freedom to how others will react to it.

Plus why are we focusing on collectives, what about the individual, take rights from any individual, you take them from all individuals.