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ARTICLE · 10 OCTOBER 2012

Password Demand Laws - A Fallen Tree In An Empty Forest

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?   Far be it from me to start your work week off with a digression on George Berkeley 18th Century philosophies, but really:   If the legislature passes a law to impose penalties for conduct and no one is engaging in the conduct, does it make an impact?

This past May, Maryland became the first state to do it.   And, in August, Illinois became the second.   Continuing in the "everybody does it" category, California has now become the third state to sign into law a "Facebook password demand law."    My question to the remaining 47 states:   If all the other states jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you do that too?

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