How Private are Social Media Accounts?

Can an employer or educational institution access your social media account? Explore these social media privacy Q&As to see whether a state has enacted social media account privacy legislation, what conduct these state laws prohibit_, and exceptions to these state laws. Click below to access our social media privacy Q&A for Illinois.

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• Social Media: Employer Access to Employees’ Accounts State Law Survey
  Check out this survey to see which state laws prohibit private employers from asking or requiring job applicants and/or employees to divulge their social media usernames and passwords or otherwise provide access to their social media accounts. 

• Student Social Media Privacy State Law Survey
  Access this survey to see which states have laws that prohibit educational institutions from asking or requiring students to divulge their social media usernames and passwords or otherwise provide access to their social media accounts.

• Social Media Privacy Policy (Short-Form)
  Use this social media privacy policy with websites through which users make themselves publicly known through their activities online, such as a social media website. Note: This policy is not meant for websites intended for use by children under the age of 13 or for websites that engage in activities that would classify them as a financial institution.  

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