Should companies be allowed to demand employee Facebook or other social network account passwords?

by AdWhois Posted 2012/03/24 16:49:49

Related Topics: Social Network, Facebook, Network, Passwords, Companies, Company

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I'd say no.
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Leslie Hope 2012/03/25 04:08:53

No

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No. Never. Under ANY circumstances. Same for e-mail passwords, the ability to put cameras in your house or tracking devices in your car. I know these others haven't been demanded, but then I would have never imagined companies having the nerve to demand FB passwords until it happened.
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mk, Smartass Oracle 2012/04/24 05:43:06

No

That's a clear violation of their constitutional rights

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sena 2012/03/27 11:24:30

No

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i dont want my employer to stalk me do you?

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Chieki 2012/03/26 20:57:51

No

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Why should they care what is on your Facebook account? Maybe they're bored and need something to read...

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shyheartbreak30 2012/03/26 07:01:39

No

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I would simply shut mine down!! I would delete it before I'd be forced to give up my privacy!!

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/03/25 16:09:28

Yes

They can demand but no one has to do it. I would tell them no, just that simple. I would not want to work for a company who believed in the invasion of my privacy

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Carter 2012/03/25 14:57:34

No

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Totally no. This is private information that is nothing to do with the workplace.

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JDLogan 2012/03/25 14:50:24

No

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I would say that employers do have the right to require you to stay off them during work hours.

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AdWhois to JDLogan 2012/03/26 18:02:20

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Absolutely, thats an easy IT fix however, many places already do block access to the domain already.

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JDLogan to AdWhois 2012/03/26 19:03:03

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There are usually easy, common sense fixes to problems, it is just not human nature to go that route.

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Freedrseselj 2012/03/25 08:22:56

No

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No. Employees only have to work for their employers and nothing more.

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bman~AVA 2012/03/25 08:03:24

No

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That sounds to me like an invasion of privacy. Not to mention I would think that would be illegal.

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highdesertgemini 2012/03/25 07:30:31

No

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I'd say "Hell, no!". They shouldn't even ask, let alone demand, that information -- it's just plain none of their business.

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Veritas 2012/03/25 07:03:22

No

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I keep hearing of this; however, I don't ever hear what companies are involved. Which ones are they?

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Leslie Hope 2012/03/25 04:08:53

No

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No. Never. Under ANY circumstances. Same for e-mail passwords, the ability to put cameras in your house or tracking devices in your car. I know these others haven't been demanded, but then I would have never imagined companies having the nerve to demand FB passwords until it happened.

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Hidden Noname 2012/03/25 03:13:44

Yes

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Drug testing yes, because a stoned employee isn't a productive employee. But otherwise, what happens after work is none of the employers' business.

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AdWhois to Hidden ... 2012/03/26 18:03:51 (edited)

Drug testing by many companies is already conducted. The issue here was about requiring access to employee facebook accounts.

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BlytheSpirit~bn0 2012/03/25 03:03:43

No

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Of course not. I'm also against businesses who ask for a credit score and those who do pre-employment drug testing. It's all part of the same thing. A way to control you at all times.

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queenalyss 2012/03/25 02:26:43

No

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No there is and should be a distinction between personal life and professional life

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LesWaggoner BN 1 2012/03/25 01:09:54

No

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What a person does on their personal time is none of the companys business.

Why,suddenly does the business world think they have access to what emplyees do on their off time?

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none 2012/03/25 01:04:10

No

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You can refuse, I would.

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MichaelDillon 2012/03/25 00:41:17

No

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No!

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Lorelei Lee 2012/03/25 00:39:55

No

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It would never work. What happens if you get one of those employers that decide to pretend to be you online or worse,change your password so you can't have access to your account. There are a lot of employers out there that abuse their position in the office.

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bman~AVA to Lorelei... 2012/03/25 08:06:15

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Exactly! Great point.

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Steve 2012/03/25 00:38:48

No

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It would be a criminal act for an employer to log onto the employee's account without specific, explicit permission.

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La 2012/03/25 00:33:07

No

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If my work tried to demand that from me, I'd think seriously about leaving. Actually, I think I'd just make my account super private and tell them I don't have one.

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Pixie·MzAwesome♠ƤĦĂĔŢ♠ 2012/03/25 00:21:56

No

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absolutly not! though having two FB could come in handy in this situation... I have two one for my friends and one for my mom and ex mother in law.. and a few friends.

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Rukasaki ~~ Hawkshadow 2012/03/25 00:12:25

No

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violation of privacy

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Puddin8686 2012/03/24 23:39:49 (edited)

No

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no no no no never friend a boss or someone over you most are creep looking for brownie points they are stinkers

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lazy panda :D 2012/03/24 23:31:22

No

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they have no right to do this. But I can see why, because of people going, "wow my boss iz a lozer! lms!" yeah that is really dumb...don't see why you would do that. But really, no they shouldn't

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Steve King 2012/03/24 23:24:32 (edited)

No

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It is like a company asking for the keys to your house so they can look around and if they like your stuff, you can work there.

It is a clear violation of privacy.

If you are in need of a job and you agree to this, it is coercion.

Nothing good can come of it.

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Whizzy 2012/03/24 23:04:16

No

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NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PASSWORDS TO ANYONE

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Demon Destroyer 2012/03/24 23:02:10

No

+1

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Bulbasaurus Rex. 2012/03/24 23:00:34

No

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No way.
Those should always be private.
A company has no right to demand it.

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painted desert 2012/03/24 22:59:44

No

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That is your private time, and no body's business.

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Dagon 2012/03/24 22:59:17
Whizzy to Dagon 2012/03/24 23:06:09

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A password has nothing to do with a company pc, a company can demand that people don't visit those sites during work they can NEVER ask for a password for ANYTHING.

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Dagon to Whizzy 2012/03/24 23:07:54
Whizzy to Dagon 2012/03/24 23:10:21

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nope, the only legal way to stop that is blocking software

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Dagon to Whizzy 2012/03/24 23:13:30
Sofahead to Dagon 2012/03/25 00:05:54 (edited)

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If you read the article, it starts with
"Facebook has a message for job seekers: Tell prospective employers that you can’t hand over your password because it's a violation of the social networking giant’s terms of service.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/...

So you may not ever get a chance to visit it on their PCs.
Actually where I work, there are filters to keep you from accessing a lot of sites, especially social ones and even your own personal email account.

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