Republicans kill plan to block employers from demanding Facebook passwords from job applicants

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Friday, Mar 30 2012

House Republicans have rejected a measure to prevent employers from forcing job applicants to disclose their Facebook passwords.

Democratic Congressman Ed Perrlmutter presented legislation on Tuesday that would have empowered the Federal Communications Commission to prohibit the practice.

The down vote comes after Facebook said it has 'seen a distressing increase in reports of employers or others seeking to gain inappropriate access to people's Facebook profiles or private information,' making it a violation to do so.

The reform effort was blocked with a partisan 184 to 236 vote. Only one Republican sided with the measure. Two Democrats voted against it.

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