Social Media Passwords by Pax Gillilan

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Social Media Passwords

Published on Dec 24, 2015

Washington recently became the seventh state to pass legislation protecting social media logins from employers. This presentation describes the legislation. It was created to accompany a blog post on my website, rachpax.com.

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SOCIAL MEDIA PASSWORDS:

ARE THEY PROTECTED FROM YOUR EMPLOYER?

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IN 2012, NEWS STORIES REPORTED THAT EMPLOYERS ASKED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA LOGINS.

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IN APRIL, WASHINGTON BECAME THE LATEST STATE TO PASS THIS LEGISLATION.

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THE WASHINGTON BILL IS SB 5211

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IT PREVENTS 5 PRACTICES

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IT EXCLUDES

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IT ALSO PROVIDES A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.

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WASHINGTON IS THE SEVENTH STATE TO ADOPT THIS TYPE OF LEGISLATION.

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IT LIKELY WILL NOT BE THE LAST.

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Pax Gillilan

rachpax.com

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Social Media Passwords

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SOCIAL MEDIA PASSWORDS:

IN 2012, NEWS STORIES REPORTED THAT EMPLOYERS ASKED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA LOGINS.

THE U.S. RESPONDED WITH OUTRAGE.

BUT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PRACTICE.

STUDIES ACTUALLY SUGGEST THAT 99% OF EMPLOYERS DO NOT ASK FOR THIS INFORMATION.

BUT MANY STATES HAVE ADOPTED LEGISLATION TO PREVENT THIS PRACTICE.

YOU KNOW, JUST IN CASE.