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> All this scrutiny is too much for Bradley Shear, a Washington D.C.-lawyer who says both schools and employers are violating the First Amendment with demands f
by carbocation 15y ago
> All this scrutiny is too much for Bradley Shear, a Washington D.C.-lawyer who says both schools and employers are violating the First Amendment with demands for access to otherwise private social media content.
> "I can't believe some people think it's OK to do this,” he said. “Maybe it's OK if you live in a totalitarian regime, but we still have a Constitution to protect us. It's not a far leap from reading people's Facebook posts to reading their email. ... As a society, where are we going to draw the line?"
Surely they are misquoting this lawyer, or did the First Amendment start applying to corporations all of a sudden?
- evan_ 15y agoThat's where I stopped reading. Maybe he's thinking about state funded schools, or applying for government jobs? It still doesn't make a lot of sense.
- orbd 15y agoConsidering he is referencing the Maryland Dept of Corrections and the University of Virginia, a public institution, I'd say the 1st Amendment applies. UNC is also a public university and is mentioned prominently.