4-28-2013
Proposed Title from article:
Your Employer Might Soon Be Able To See Your Private Messages In Illinois
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kyle-...3513.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Technology
Illinois House Bill 1047 passed on April 19 on a 69-35 vote and is now headed to the Illinois Senate.
Under the proposed law:
An employer may request or require an employee to disclose any user name and password, password, or other means of authentication for accessing any accounts or services provided by the employer or by virtue of the employee's employment relationship with the employer or that the employee uses for business purposes.
The law goes even further in Subsection (4) in that it states that "Nothing in this subsection shall prevent an employee from conducting an investigation." Even if you have never used your personal accounts for business use, your employer may still be able to require you to hand over your personal account username and passwords if they have (undefined in the bill) specific information that you may have violated the law or company policy.
Undoubtedly this law (if passed) will end up in the courts to define, but not until several residents of Illinois have their lives turned completely upside down. One can only hope the Illinois Senate either removes the personal account access provisions or, at minimum, amends the bill to better define what constitutes business purposes and that personal profile accounts can only be access through (previously passed Acts) using the Justice System.
Mod baiting, one more time
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Anandtech Forum Director
Proposed Title from article:
Your Employer Might Soon Be Able To See Your Private Messages In Illinois
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kyle-...3513.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Technology
Illinois House Bill 1047 passed on April 19 on a 69-35 vote and is now headed to the Illinois Senate.
Under the proposed law:
An employer may request or require an employee to disclose any user name and password, password, or other means of authentication for accessing any accounts or services provided by the employer or by virtue of the employee's employment relationship with the employer or that the employee uses for business purposes.
The law goes even further in Subsection (4) in that it states that "Nothing in this subsection shall prevent an employee from conducting an investigation." Even if you have never used your personal accounts for business use, your employer may still be able to require you to hand over your personal account username and passwords if they have (undefined in the bill) specific information that you may have violated the law or company policy.
Undoubtedly this law (if passed) will end up in the courts to define, but not until several residents of Illinois have their lives turned completely upside down. One can only hope the Illinois Senate either removes the personal account access provisions or, at minimum, amends the bill to better define what constitutes business purposes and that personal profile accounts can only be access through (previously passed Acts) using the Justice System.
Mod baiting, one more time
esquared
Anandtech Forum Director
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