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  • May 15, 2012

    The Password Protection Act Will Protect Employees’ Private, Personal Information

    Like many of you, I was appalled when I heard accounts of employers forcing prospective employees to provide passwords to personal websites like Facebook as part of the hiring process. As Americans, we value our privacy, and the thought that our privacy could be invaded as part of the job hunt is anathema to us.

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  • December 16, 2011

    Arbitration and Accountability

    This week I learned that Microsoft has included a highly objectionable binding arbitration clause in their new terms of service. Seemingly, Microsoft is following Sony’s tack and attempting to prevent preemptively any liability in case it experiences a security breach.

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