Student Expelled for Tweet

[Aeson]

Employers shouldn't have the right to demand access to employee's Facebook, anymore than they should be able to demand access to their diary or private mail. They do however have the right to throw a party with lots of alcohol and pry information out of you that way. (You really didn't think that company parties were actually for employee morale, did you?)

[The Mad Monk]

Completely different.

[Lorizael]

Private employers are allowed to limit speech. Think about NDAs.

[SlowwHand]

It's not a reach at all. What do you think is their agenda in accessing? What are they examining? You think maybe it's speech?

[Lorizael]

What in the Constitution prohibits a private employer from asking you for your Facebook password? There may (or will) be laws against that, but that doesn't make it unconstitutional. It's possible you could argue that the implied right to privacy in the Constitution extends to this, but I think that's a bit of a stretch.

[SlowwHand]

How do you figure?

[Lorizael]

I'm definitely not too happy with companies who ask prospective employees for their Facebook passwords, but I feel that's a step below this. They're not directly violating the Constitution, after all.

[SlowwHand]

That's what I mean.

[The Mad Monk]

If you're concerned about this, are you aware of what some employers want to do? Same thing.

I am aware, and I am concerned.

Especially concerning facebook passwords.

[onodera]

Since when is Tokelau part of the Netherlands?

[SlowwHand]

If you're concerned about this, are you aware of what some employers want to do? Same thing.

[Proteus_MST]

We´re talking about a country where children are suspended from school because they draw pictures of armed soldiers, kids are arrested for burping in class and little girls are arrested and suspended from school, because their mother allowed them to bring a single pill of aspirine to school (because of headaches) ...
so there is truely nothign that would surprise me with regards to american schools

[Dinner]

Where is Ozzy when you need him?

[Hauldren Collider]

School principals are nazis.

[Dinner]

What happened to free speech? It didn't even happen at the school so why is it their jurisdiction?