Perspective
Aug. 21, 2012
Shoulder surfing: Can employers access your Facebook account?
The law is relatively unclear regarding an employer's use of information from obtained from an employee's social media account. By Jeff Pietsch and Michael Richardson of Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin
It is Monday morning and you are recovering from a bachelor party in Sin City. Thankfully, your privacy settings on Facebook allow you to share pictures of your shenanigans in Vegas with only your friends. But what happens when your boss asks a friend and coworker to show him your embarrassing and private photos? Should a status update intended for a select few be protected from the prying eyes of your employer?
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