Connecticut Senator Says Facebook Passwords Should Not Be Sought By Employers

Herr-Berbunch · 03-23-12, 11:19 AM

A few years ago a colleague of the wife got called in to HR to discuss a criminal conviction that he hadn't declared.

"What conviction?" he asked.

"It says on Facebook you've been fined £574, that means you must have been convicted. What was it for?"

"You daft [insert expletive of choice], it's just a bit of fun on Facebook totting-up things like 'had sex in parents' bed' or 'been skinny dipping'.

Not that I've done those, obviously

but they'll do for illustrative purposes. People need a private life.

Betonov · 03-23-12, 12:02 PM

That's why my FB account is nowhere near my real personality.
Who would guess that a guy named Garmin and was born in Fiji would be me

Buddahaid · 03-23-12, 12:15 PM

That's the reason I eschew social media.

Schroeder · 03-23-12, 12:26 PM

What is Facebook?

mookiemookie · 03-23-12, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

That's why my FB account is nowhere near my real personality.
Who would guess that a guy named Garmin and was born in Fiji would be me

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

That's the reason I eschew social media.

And then the interviewer thinks "Antisocial? Something to hide? Not keeping up with modern times?" and they go with the guy willing to give up his password.

kraznyi_oktjabr · 03-23-12, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

What is Facebook?

That thing where police puts your mug shots. Chief of Police's personal recognition manual on local crooks.

Platapus · 03-23-12, 12:46 PM

There is talk (thankfully just talk at this point) that in the future, for security clearances, an applicant will have to disclose all online personas (just user names, not passwords).

Asking for passwords is completely unreasonable though.

Penguin · 03-23-12, 02:40 PM

If I was an employer, I'd ask the same question.
If the candidate would comply with my wish, I'd tell him to get lost!

Would you really trust someone with your company secrets who is willing to give away his right of privacy in a job interview? If they tell anything even without financial compansation, only because of a prospect for a job, you could probably buy Coca Cola's recipe from them for a bubble gum.

Oberon · 03-23-12, 02:46 PM

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2374963/

03-23-12, 11:19 AM	#1
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	A few years ago a colleague of the wife got called in to HR to discuss a criminal conviction that he hadn't declared. "What conviction?" he asked. "It says on Facebook you've been fined £574, that means you must have been convicted. What was it for?" "You daft [insert expletive of choice], it's just a bit of fun on Facebook totting-up things like 'had sex in parents' bed' or 'been skinny dipping'. Not that I've done those, obviously but they'll do for illustrative purposes. People need a private life. __________________

03-23-12, 12:15 PM	#3
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,324 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	That's the reason I eschew social media. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	What is Facebook? __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

03-23-12, 12:46 PM	#7
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	There is talk (thankfully just talk at this point) that in the future, for security clearances, an applicant will have to disclose all online personas (just user names, not passwords). Asking for passwords is completely unreasonable though. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-23-12, 12:02 PM	#2
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	That's why my FB account is nowhere near my real personality. Who would guess that a guy named Garmin and was born in Fiji would be me

03-23-12, 02:40 PM	#8
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	If I was an employer, I'd ask the same question. If the candidate would comply with my wish, I'd tell him to get lost! Would you really trust someone with your company secrets who is willing to give away his right of privacy in a job interview? If they tell anything even without financial compansation, only because of a prospect for a job, you could probably buy Coca Cola's recipe from them for a bubble gum.

03-23-12, 02:46 PM	#9
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2374963/