Bill > H1893

This bill proposes to protect the privacy of social media accounts for students and employees in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. Educational institutions, including public and private higher education, elementary, and secondary schools, are prohibited from requiring students or applicants to disclose login credentials, adding school personnel to personal social media accounts, or accessing student personal social media accounts without proper justification and notification. Students cannot be penalized for refusing to provide such access. 2. The University of Massachusetts system is subject to similar restrictions, with provisions allowing access to student personal social media accounts only when necessary to ensure compliance with laws, investigate student actions, or follow judicial directives, and only after notifying the student. 3. Employers are prohibited from requiring employees or applicants to disclose login credentials, add the employer to personal social media accounts, or reproduce content from personal social media accounts, unless necessary to comply with laws, investigate employee actions, or follow legal directives. Employers must notify employees before requesting access to personal social media accounts. 4. The bill amends an existing law to include violations of these social media privacy protections under the enforcement and penalty provisions.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1893