If an employer were to insist on being able to come to your house, read your love letters to your SO, browse through your bills, search your night stand, scope out what books you read and what food you eat and then plant bugs to listen in on any conversations you had from then on out …
… you'd probably tell them to go to hell. And rightfully so.
So why do some folks think it's okay to get access to people's social media accounts as part of the interview process, or to be accepted on a school team.
Yeah, I understand what they say they're trying to look for and monitor. But if it would be improper in the real world, it's improper in the virtual one. #ddtb
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Govt. agencies, colleges demand applicants' Facebook passwords
If you think privacy settings on your Facebook and Twitter accounts guarantee future employers or schools can't see your private posts, guess again.
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When we hire someone, or enroll someone in our college, there’s lots of stuff we can’t legally ask them. Demanding access to their social networking is an attempt to make an end-run around those restrictions.
@George – Good point.