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Re: US city requires Internet account passwords from employees

by Ray Saintonge :: Rate this Message:

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Siobhan Hansa wrote:

> Amory Meltzer wrote:
>  
>> I doubt it'll last.  The ACLU is correct on the page when they say "I
>> liken it to them saying they want to look at your love letters and
>> your family photos," it's just excessive.  It's also largely against
>> the TOS for most of these sites.
>>    
> It's also pretty dumb from a security perspective for them.  If they
> give the impression that requesting account and password information on
> official forms is reasonable they can hardly be surprised if their
> employees give out access to their council systems in this manner.
>
>  
Hmm! Maybe the people they should be hiring are the ones who openly
refuse to answer.  ;-)   They are the ones with the courage and
integrity to be trusted with sensitive information.

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