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This proposal essentially privatizes law. My making violation of terms of service a criminal matter, rather than a civil matter, it means that the corporation creates law. As it is now, if you violate terms of service, they deny you access, or, if they can prove damages, take you to court. I often won't use my actual birthdate, but something near it. It would be difficuly at best to win a lawsuit. But if it is made a criminal offense, they don't have to show any damages.
As far as employers being allowed access to employees social networking sites, that's no different than employers demanding to wiretap your phone. Even if you don't use social networking, if employers can do this, you're still less free, because you're denied the right to comminicate freely without being spied upon. Rights are still important, even if you don't exercise that right. It also spies on other people besides me. Many people keep their Facebook accounts private, but if my employer can spy on my account, they violate not just my rights, but the rights of my Facebook friends. I suppose if my employer demanded to my Facebook account, I'd have to create a dummy for them.
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