"Job Seekers' Facebook Passwords Asked For During U.S. Interviews"

[kane_magus]

Well, I've posted about this everywhere else ("everywhere else" being FB and Twitter) already. Might as well post it here as well, I guess.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/facebook-passwords-job-seekers_n_1366577.html

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/20/proposed-laws-would-forbid-employers-from-asking-for-job-seekers-social-media/#ixzz1pdo7czgZ?test=latestnews

This actually happens. That's crazy.

(Yes, both links lead to pretty much the exact same story. The only difference is in the headlines.)

Comments

[sailorzeo.livejournal.com]

I saw that same article in the local paper yesterday. That just blew my mind. I knew that employers would do a Google search and check out your Facebook page, but I would think asking for your login information would just be illegal. At the least, it violates your basic net safety--isn't Online Safety 101 "Do Not Give Out Your Login Information?"