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Legislation Would Make it Illegal for Employers to Ask for Password

Posted on February 7, 2013July 1, 2025 by Dissent

Joanna Stern reports:

Don’t worry, members of Congress haven’t forgotten about protecting your social media privacy. The Social Networking Online Protection Act (SNOPA), introduced last April, is being reintroduced by Representatives Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Jan Schakowsky (D-I.L.) and Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.).

The legislation is meant to stop a trend that has gained steam over the last year — employers and schools asking for Facebook and social media passwords of applicants, employees and students.

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