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Oregon is now the 11 state to make it illegal for an employer to request your username and password prior to hire. This has become a standard in industries and area as little has been done to stop this invasion of privacy. The author argues that it can be used by others as not only an invasion of privacy against the applicant but also third party people associated with them. However, there is a realization that in some areas this invasion is necessary.

New research show that 37% of employers use a mean of social media to pre-screen there applicants prior to hire. While the use of social media gives insight into a potential hire it has also created a reason to HR professionals not to hire them based on personal information. While positions in political areas try to defend there use of candidates social media log in information people protest this as a invasion of privacy. Not only are candidates outraged but Facebook has also disagreed with the practice ethically and legally.

It is common for employers to search the employee. In March, Facebook stated they would consider taking legal action against employers who demanded the usernames and passwords of applicants.

This article goes into a law that would have made it illegal for employers to ask for Facebook passwords but it wasn't passed.

This article touches on the expected Facebook snooping by employers.

This article is about a law that passed allowing employers to ask for Facebook passwords.

This article is about states who have made laws against snooping.

Some facts about employers checking facebook before they hire

The number of employers whom use social media to not only hire candidates but also to monitor employees is on a rise. According to the Sunshine the National Labor Relations Board has now approved the use of social network findings to terminate or reprimand an employee. Fortunately, some employers hire employees from there findings however the majority of findings are used to omit the candidate.

This is an article describing a highly publicized case where a man was demoted because of a post he made on Facebook about gay marriages. The court ruled in favor of him because that was a personal expression that he made outside of work