OK, from the linked-to piece: > If you are surfing my Facebook, you could reasonably be expected to discover that I am a Lesbian. Obviously correct. However,

OK, from the linked-to piece: > If you are surfing my Facebook, you could reasonably be expected to discover that I am a Lesbian. Obviously correct. However, they could also discover so much more about her that doesn't relate to any civil rights legislation, such as that she drinks jaegerbombs or uses the wrong kind of power saw. Now, those would be terrible reasons to not hire someone, but they're legal reasons, and can be brought up in court to dispute the claims they didn't hire her because of sexual orientation. So, my point is, that's another reason the "Give us your Facebook password" is bad: It could easily undermine important civil rights legislation.