California interferes in private sector hiring. Google flees to Arizona.

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California jobseekers with a penchant for the semi-scandalous can breathe a sigh of relief--sanitized Facebook accounts are no longer a prerequisite to employment. Thanks to two bills signed into law Thursday, businesses and schools throughout the Golden State are now prohibited from demanding that applicants share social media credentials and related private content.

http://www.informationweek.com/security/privacy/california-passes-tough-social-media-pri/240008206

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California jobseekers with a penchant for the semi-scandalous can breathe a sigh of relief--sanitized Facebook accounts are no longer a prerequisite to employment. Thanks to two bills signed into law Thursday, businesses and schools throughout the Golden State are now prohibited from demanding that applicants share social media credentials and related private content.

http://www.informationweek.com/security/privacy/california-passes-tough-social-media-pri/240008206

In other news, all public employees will still be forced to provide confidential password information in the name of state and national security.

Edited October 1, 2012 by Obama 2012

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California jobseekers with a penchant for the semi-scandalous can breathe a sigh of relief--sanitized Facebook accounts are no longer a prerequisite to employment. Thanks to two bills signed into law Thursday, businesses and schools throughout the Golden State are now prohibited from demanding that applicants share social media credentials and related private content.

http://www.informati...a-pri/240008206

I've been contemplating closing my FB account, just because I don't want anything to come back and haunt me.