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Originally Posted by teh603
Let me give you a scenario which is more likely to happen: big business requires people to violate the TOS of their social networking sites by giving the employers their passwords as a condition of employment. If the employee ever tries to get a better job or leave for another company, the employer simply calls the cops. After all, the employee is the one who violated the TOS by accepting employment, not the employer for requiring it.
Y'all need to start looking at the CEO behind the curtain, instead of the "evil government" that he wants you to see.
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A number of people associated with assorted enforcement bodies (like state labor boards) have made public statements about requiring employees' Facebook credentials. So far, every one has indicated that such a thing is clearly illegal, and some have indicated that they feel it's criminal to even ask, since it is literally demanding that a potential employee commit an illegal act as a condition of employment. That is no different than an employer demanding you steal your current employer's office supplies as a condition of employement, and yes, it is illegal under existing laws.
There has already been one congressional inquiry in to this practice.
Plus, do you really want to work for someone that stupid? Hint: Nobody worth employing does. Employers will find, very very quickly, that they cannot hire people who aren't idiots with that as a condition.
I find your scenario rather unlikely.