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Senators seek probe of employers seeking Facebook info

"You'd be appalled if your employer insisted on opening up your postal mail to see if there was anything of interest inside. It's equally out of bounds for an employer to go on a fishing expedition through a person's private social media account," she added.
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Senators seek probe of employers seeking Facebook info

Two U.S. senators are calling for a federal investigation into the growing trend of employers seeking access to the social network pages of job applicants.
Senators Richard Blumenthal and Charles E. Schumer posted an open letter on Monday, asking the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to weigh in on the growing debate on personal privacy and the use of social networks to learn about job seekers.
It's been reported in recent weeks that an increasing number of employers are asking job applicants to hand over their social network user names and passwords to peruse personal information posted on sites like Facebook and Google+ .