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Hey Employers--My Facebook Password Is None of Your Busines

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March 29, 2012
Security & Privacy
Hey Employers--My Facebook Password Is None of Your Busines
The idea that an employee should surrender his or her Facebook password as a condition of getting hired is insane...and possibly illegal. - Tony Bradley, PCWorld
Security & Privacy News
Facebook Privacy Debate a Passionate One While privacy is important in online social settings, standing up for personal responsibility doesn't mean you are against online privacy.
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New FTC 'Do-Not-Track' Recommendations: Clueless? Security and privacy experts criticize the FTC's policy efforts on do-not-track issues as 'misguided.'
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Google Offers Users Monthly Reports on Account Activity Want to check how Google-reliant you are? Now you can.
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Facebook Blasts Password Snooping Employers
Facebook Tips to Make Password Privacy Issue a Non-issue
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Amazon Security FAIL: Contactless Bank Cards Vulnerable to Pickpocketing via NFC Phones
Android Gets Bad Rap for Risk, Security Rearchers Say
FTC Chairman: Do-Not-Track Law May Not Be Needed
Open Source Code Libraries Seen as Rife With Vulnerabilities
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