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		rfrey on March 6, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Colleges and Employers Demanding Facebook Password... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrapment Only illegal if you're a law enforcement officer in most developed countries. But unethical even if you're not.

Dylan16807 on March 6, 2012 [–]

What? It's not a request to commit a crime, it's a check of the strength of their belief in privacy. There's nothing wrong with the action you're asking them to do.

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