Employees of Bodegas & Bistros Inc. (B&B) maintain a password-protected social media page to "vent about work." When B&B learns of the page, the company intimidates the network that operates it into revealing the password. After reviewing the posts, B&B fires the participants. Most likely, this is

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The employees' social media page is likely considered electronic communication, and the Stored Communications Act prohibits employers from accessing and using that information for employment decisions without proper authorization. B&B's actions in this scenario violate the act.