Jerry Brown Tweets about signing Social Media Bill.

So what is this bill about you ask? Good question.

The Democratic governor approved two measures Thursday to block California universities and employers from seeking access to applicants' social media accounts.

Assembly Bill 1844, by Assemblywoman Nora Campos, D-San Jose, prohibits employers from demanding user names or passwords from employees and job applicants.

Senate Bill 1349, by Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, prohibits public and private universities from requiring students or prospective students to disclose their user names or passwords.

The legislation comes amid growing questions about the legal and privacy implications of employee and student presences on social media.

In a release, Brown's office said SB 1349 "is designed to stop a growing trend of colleges and universities snooping into student social media accounts, particularly those of student athletes."

"California pioneered the social media revolution. These laws protect Californians from unwarranted invasions of their social media accounts,'' Brown tweeted. He later announced it with a press release.Making the announcement, appropriately, on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn and MySpace.

As I was reading the articles, there are a few states who have this in place already, so its great for California to catch up, Social Media Coordinators like to keep you in the the know in ALL THINGS SOCIAL MEDIA.

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