Comments on: Facebook log-in requirement target of lawsuit filed by teacher’s aide

By: Ole_Rikard

Ole_Rikard — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:10:00 +0000

Has not US citizens a right to privacy? The school administrators in question should be fired. The existence of a picture of someone with their pants around their ankles is not a crime. How come the schpple administrators have any right to se someones facebook page?

By: NoSpam90909

NoSpam90909 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:51:00 +0000

I wish I knew more details… Has she been fired for refusing to show her Facebook page, or for refusing to provide her login credentials. There’s a difference.

Providing her logon credentials is against the EULA, which she agreed to when she signed up for Facebook. Thus, if she were to provide her login credentials to anyone (including her employer), she would be violating her word. Pure and simple, it would make her a liar, since she made an agreement with Facebook that she would not reveal this info to anyone.

That makes it a religious issue. And it is against Federal law to fire a person for their religious viewpoint or practices. Being honest and standing by your commitments is a very reasonable and sincere belief that does not tread on the rights of others.

If her issue does in fact have a religious component, I would like to case precedent established that an employer (or the Federal Government, for that matter!) cannot cause harm to a person because they excersized their religious beliefs.

By: zeth006

zeth006 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:26:00 +0000

Well, there goes any chance of seeing any real precedent being created anytime soon.

By: JohnJohnJ

JohnJohnJ — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:25:00 +0000

That’s actually a teachers union issue with their contract.

By: zeth006

zeth006 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:07:00 +0000

Arbitration? Lame.

Why not take this to the federal courts, let it go through the usual rounds of appeals, and let the Supreme Court issue a ruling? There’s definitely a strong case for a federal question to be raised.