Recent stories have been spreading across the web that employers are asking job applicants for their Facebook password during interviews so employers can check their backgrounds. This has startled many (for good reasons may I add!)
Facebook does not have any immediate plans to take action but they have stood up to make their voice heard about the matter. www.newsandobserver.com states ""As a user, you shouldn't be forced to share your private information and communications just to get a job," wrote Erin Egan. "And as the friend of a user, you shouldn't have to worry that your private information or communications will be revealed to someone you don't know and didn't intend to share with just because that user is looking for a job."".
Facebook allows employers information such as sex, gender, religion, etc which is all covered under the federal employment law. www.foxnews.com states "A Facebook executive cautioned that if an employer discovers that a job applicant is a member of a protected group, the employer may be vulnerable to claims of discrimination if it doesn't hire that person."
Resources:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/03/23/1953436/facebook-warns-employers-not-to.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/25/senators-call-for-federal-probe-over-employers-asking-for-facebook-passwords/
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