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“Invasion of privacy is the intrusion
into the personal life of another,
without just cause, which can give
the person whose privacy has been
invaded a right to bring a lawsuit for
damages against the person or
entity that intruded…”
Social Media’s Movement
• No such thing as Facebook
• No such thing as Twitter
Privacy
• Facebook started out small
• Twitter was not launched
Some Social Media • Whole world on
• Twitter growing
Social Media Bombardment
Social media
Managers viewing publicly available
Facebook and Twitter accounts
An increase in both aspects
KEY WORD: PUBLICLY
• User allowing activity to be seen
• Managers can easily view
Public Page
• Done to keep private
• All entitled to private livesPrivate Page
Facebook was designed in a way that allows
users to limit their profiles availability
That makes employer’s asking to view employee’s private
pages, or for their password…
an invasion of privacy
“It’s an invasion of privacy for private
employers to insist on looking at people’s
private Facebook pages as a condition of
employment or consideration in an
application process.”
-ACLU attorney Catherine Crump
“Asking for your Facebook password is like
demanding the key to your house, your alarm
code, and to be put on your bank account as a
signer.”- David Gewirtz
Works Cited
American Civil Liberties Union of Man 2012. “Invading Privacy Through Facebook.”
Blog of Rights 2012. “Your Facebook Password Should be None of Your Boss’
Business.”
Lenard, George 2012. “Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part I.”
LeVine, Marc 2012. “Employers May Destroy Social Media Marketing Through
Invasion of Privacy.”
Protalinski, Emil 2012. “Employers Demanding Facebook Passwords is Privacy
Invasion.”