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

[Ray Saintonge]

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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