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ACLU - I would never have dreamed...
« on: 2012-03-06, 14:01:52 »
 :o :o

That I would actually find something I would ever be in agreement with this group, but here it is:
http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/06/10585353-govt-agencies-colleges-demand-applicants-facebook-passwords
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Re: ACLU - I would never have dreamed...
« Reply #1 on: 2012-03-06, 14:47:00 »

Yep, I'm with them on that one! A very distasteful practice, and very invasive. I'm glad to see people taking a stand on that one.
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Re: ACLU - I would never have dreamed...
« Reply #2 on: 2012-03-06, 16:46:21 »
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Re: ACLU - I would never have dreamed...
« Reply #3 on: 2012-03-06, 19:40:45 »
What the??!??

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The nerve of some people/places is amazing.
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Re: ACLU - I would never have dreamed...
« Reply #4 on: 2012-03-06, 20:32:55 »
1984, anyone?  This is just the tip of the iceberg...that they think they can get away with such a request speaks volumes.
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Re: ACLU - I would never have dreamed...
« Reply #5 on: 2012-03-09, 20:46:59 »
Please nip this in the bud. Ugh.
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