U.S. employees set to be forced to give bosses their Facebook PASSWORDS

• A last minute alteration to CISPA was defeated in a Congress vote
  
• It would have protected user's social media passwords from employers
• The late amendment was put forward by Democrat Ed Perlmutter
  

By Steve Nolan

An attempt to ban US bosses from asking employees to hand over their Facebook login details has been blocked by Congress.

A last minute alteration to the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) that would have prevented employers demanding that prospective employees disclose social media passwords as a condition of employment was voted down in the house of representatives.

The proposal, put forward by Democrat Ed Perlmutter was defeated by a 224-189 majority, according to the Huffington Post.

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