Schumer: Bosses Have No Right To Demand Access to Facebook
By Paula Katinas
Brooklyn Eagle
NEW YORK — Does a potential employer have the right to know who “friends” you on Facebook? Senator Charles Schumer isn’t going to click the “like” button on that one!'
In response to media reports that more and more employers across the country are demanding the Facebook passwords of job applicants, Schumer and a fellow Democrat, Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to determine if the intrusive practice is a violation of federal law.