Are employers allowed to ask for your facebook password?

[Joe]

If so, I'll need to create am entirely different facebook account: one for privacy and one to hide my identification so that I can conform with an employer.

[Dev]

They can ask, sure. But you dont need to give them it.

[Allan]

No. It is contrary to Facebook Terms to compromise your account.

Facebook Terms

Section 4. Registration and Account Security

8. You will not share your password (or in the case of developers, your secret key), let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account.

[DK]

It might be against Facebook's policy for you to give your employer your password BUT it really all depends on what county and/or state you live in as well as the company's policy.

[Moiz]

Imo, no? why can they ask for your password, they can request for something else. ie. to change your info about work place or something. but asking for your password. No.

At least not in Pakistan

[Simply RED]

No. It's just like asking if they can ask for a copy of your keys to your house so they can enter anytime they want without you knowing.

[Daniel]

They Can But you Dont Have to Give them your Facebook Password Tho i Would Not Recommend Giving Them your Password To your Account at All

[abraXus]

no, they are not allowed to access your personal account, they are only allowed to see what you have made public by viewing your profile

[Lacey]

With unemployment being as high as it is and the huge amounts of applications/resumes received, companies found ways to weed out "undesirables". One way to to have you submit to a credit check (bad credit, in an employer's mind, means high-risk for theft). Another way is to ask for social media passwords (not only for Facebook).

Now, you don't have to give this information, but then, you will risk not getting the job. You could have 2 accounts, one under a nickname for friends and family and another under your full name for professional contacts, but, if you are caught in the lie, you can be terminated on the spot. Also, don't make the mistake of thinking that your co-workers are your friends. The more information you give them, the more they will have to use against you if a promotion is between you and someone else.

This is an unfortunate situation and IMO a breach of privacy, but that's the way it is. You could try deleting any posts that could be embarrassing or that could make an employer feel that you are unreliable, but there's no guarantee that these posts can't be found in other places on the Internet. This is why it's not a good idea to post too much information.