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State agencies, colleges demand applicants' Facebook passwords
DaltheJigsaw
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http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/14633/kony-2012#Item_0
it fell down though when we looked at the accompanying photo (not a good idea under any circumstance, in my opinion) and her email address which contained the line 'sweet little tits*'....
you can imagine the photo......
(*obviously, I'm not going to give you the full address... I'm sure she values her dignified privacy......) :rolleyes:
The teen generation and younger though - they don't get it. We talk about it sometimes at Pathfinders (girls 12-14) but it doesn't really sink in. They think they're invincible, and that certain types of photos aren't going to hurt them. Why their parents haven't sorted out is a discussion for another day.
Truly though, I don't think it's "Big Brother" for an emplyer to look at your FB page. If you either aren't smart enough to keep your private photos off the internet and, you probably aren't what they're looking for.
"Pound sand. See ya later."
But I think it's also easy to say you'll say to hell with it to a potential employer if you're not the one unemployed. Particularly when trends often (perhaps even usually) develop throughout a particular segment of the job market. For example, hiring procedures tended to get more and more uniform throughout the school/teaching job market. Our system looked at those trends, and then selectively incorporated them into our procedures over time.
Facebook (and other such things) are optional. No one must have one. No one must post photos, or videos, or comments. It's a choice. If you're concerned about privacy, don't post on public arenas. It's like putting an embarrassing photo of yourself on a billboard and then whining because people are looking and judging.
Perhaps a decade ago, we began searching the internet for information about serious applicants. Some said that was an invasion of privacy, yet the internet is public access. We had an applicant for an assistant principalship whose resume and references seemed excellent. Yet, something seemed amiss to us. And then we found it on the internet...I'll need to be vague here...but in a previous position he had stolen a MAJOR piece of school system equipment, and then sold it in a foreign country.
What about court records? They're public information, as well. Should a school district know if you had committed a misdemeanor that went to court? If you were convicted of a felony? Child molestation?
When you apply for a job, you should have a right to know the general hiring practices of the company, and then decide if they are acceptable to you.
I don't know where the line is. I'm just posing the question.
Lots of people I know have strict FB security settings that disallow anyone but friends from viewing information on their public profile.
Yes, if you have no security settings and complain about people seeing the picture you posted of your drunken escapades, that's dumb. But if your employer demands your password so they can rifle through everything because they can't creep your profile due to your settings, that's an invasion of privacy.
i love technology... you don't know how many bad apples are out there. i was quite the spy
I wonder if I'm bad to do this....