Whether the goal is to ensure that your employees handle themselves with integrity and don't partake in activities that would reflect poorly on the company, or to ensure that the employee is not stealing or leaking sensitive information, a key to the house would be just as legitimate of a request as the Facebook password. The Facebook password is a , and one that probably comes with some legal liability for your company.

Breach of Security

Users are routinely told not to share their passwords. Ever. With anyone. It is a mantra that is brainwashed into people's heads to help them avoid malware and phishing scams. Even within companies, employees should never share their personal passwords even with the IT department or Help Desk.

If you expect employees to have the integrity and discipline not to share their personal password to the company network, you shouldn't force them to go against the practice of never sharing passwords by requiring the Facebook password. Sharing the Facebook password is a "gateway drug" that puts the security of your whole network at risk. Once you've established that it's a standard practice for your company, your employees are more likely to fall for subsequent password requests.

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