Access to Social Media Usernames and Passwords

Overview
The National Conference of State Legislatures maintains a list of pending and enacted statutes relating to Access to Social Media Usernames and Passwords.

2016 Legislation. 2015 Legislation.

Beginning in 2012, state lawmakers introduced legislation to prevent employers from requesting passwords to personal Internet accounts to get or keep a job. Similar legislation would protect students in public colleges and universities from having to grant access to their social networking accounts.

The 2012-2014 legislation is discussed in Employer Access to Social Media Usernames and Passwords.