The Illinois House passed a bill today that would allow employers to request access to employees' personal web accounts used for business purposes, like Facebook and other social networking sites. As if people aren't paranoid enough already. To be clear, the bill does not mandate that employees must supply the information, and no one could be fired or penalized for noncompliance. The idea is to allow employers the opportunity to investigate employee misconduct, protect trade secrets, and prevent workplace violence by monitoring online activities. Even without it being mandatory to share your login and password, you could imagine a boss putting a subordinate under some uncomfortable pressure.
(link below)
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/April-2013/Could-Your-Boss-Demand-Access-To-Your-Facebook-Account/
Friday, April 19, 2013
ILLINOIS EMPLOYERS CAN ASK FOR FACEBOOK INFO
The Illinois House passed a bill today that would allow employers to request access to employees' personal web accounts used for business purposes, like Facebook and other social networking sites. As if people aren't paranoid enough already. To be clear, the bill does not mandate that employees must supply the information, and no one could be fired or penalized for noncompliance. The idea is to allow employers the opportunity to investigate employee misconduct, protect trade secrets, and prevent workplace violence by monitoring online activities. Even without it being mandatory to share your login and password, you could imagine a boss putting a subordinate under some uncomfortable pressure.
(link below)
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/April-2013/Could-Your-Boss-Demand-Access-To-Your-Facebook-Account/
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