Many states passing legislation making it illegal to request Social Media passwords from job applicants.  Passwords, by definition, are meant to be personal and should never have been part of the job seeking process.  This is definitely a step in the right direction of protecting personal information.

http://windmillnetworking.com/2012/06/07/from-ill-advised-to-illegal-employers-face-new-laws-on-social-media-monitoring/