[WikiEN-l] US city requires Internet account passwords from employees

[Amory Meltzer]

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 an interesting view at the sort
of importance and clout the Internet has these days, but I'll laugh if
it lasts the summer, what with all the employees, legislature, ACLU,
and the Internet against the city of Bozeman.  As you say Ec, there's
no such thing as "not-compulsory."  It's like taking the Fifth -
theoretically it's a clean, meaningless gesture, but in practice you'd
be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't take it as a sign of guilt.

~Amory