http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/maryland-first-to-ban-employers-asking-for-your-facebook-password/11674

http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/SB0433.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/hb0964.htm



Maryland just passed two bills - SB 433 & HB 964.


SB 433:
Prohibiting an employer from requesting or requiring that an employee or applicant disclose any user name, password, or other means for accessing a personal account or service through specified electronic communications devices; prohibiting an employer from taking, or threatening to take, specified disciplinary actions for an employee's refusal to disclose specified password and related information; prohibiting an employee from downloading specified information or data; etc.



HB 964:

Prohibiting an employer from requesting or requiring that an employee or applicant disclose any user name, password, or other means for accessing a personal account or service through specified electronic communications devices; prohibiting an employer from taking, or threatening to take, specified disciplinary actions for an employee's refusal to disclose specified password and related information; prohibiting an employee from downloading specified information or data; etc.




Why MD - cos that's where the issue first hit the news when a corrections officer reported that he was ordered to hand over his FB account as a requirement for being re-certified.


So, in MD at least - not only can they not ask you for your password, they can't even demand you give them your user name.



Hopefully other states will soon follow.