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Massachusetts Senate passes public education, social media privacy legislation

Posted on November 20, 2015June 26, 2025 by Dissent

Wicked Local reports:

The Massachusetts Senate passed a variety of pieces of legislation covering veterans, public education and social media privacy.

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S.2034: An Act Relative to Social Media Privacy Protection, prohibits any public or private institution providing elementary, secondary or higher education from requiring a student or applicant to disclose a username, password or other means of access to a personal social media account or service. In addition, the bill prohibits any employer from requiring an employee or applicant to disclose a username, password or other means of access to a personal social media account or service.

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