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News of Note: Facebook privacy protection law shot down by Congress
The US House of Representatives has shot down proposals which would have prevented businesses from collecting Facebook log on credentials as part of their employee vetting procedures.
The law had been proposed by Colorado representative Daniel Perlmutter.
Perimutter suggested that the proposals would have given an important measure of privacy to end users.
“No American should have to provide their confidential personal passwords as a condition of employment,” Perlmutter said.
“Both users of social media and those who correspond share the expectation of privacy in their personal communications.”
We can’t expect job seeker’s private lives to meet the same neutral and public-friendly image that businesses try to maintain within the public sphere. Honesty and authenticity are endearing human traits yet these businesses are not concerned with living truthful lives. When you exist for profit it is both unfair and hypocritical to impose that lifestyle on those that depend on you for survival.
While mega-corporations (looking at you Google) continue to combine every strength the internet has to offer into one all-encompassing hub, culture is being condensed. With the judging eyes of our peers (and employers) sharpening focus everyday, will humanity become less progressive, even mundane?
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