chicagotribune.com: Meticulously setting the privacy settings on your social media accounts could be for naught if a potential employer invites you to log in during the interview and reviews your Facebook page. Researching job applicants through their social media use has become a well-known part of the screening process, but asking for total access is something one Illinois lawmaker thinks goes too far.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Illinois acts to help job hunters maintain privacy on Facebook
chicagotribune.com: Meticulously setting the privacy settings on your social media accounts could be for naught if a potential employer invites you to log in during the interview and reviews your Facebook page. Researching job applicants through their social media use has become a well-known part of the screening process, but asking for total access is something one Illinois lawmaker thinks goes too far.
This is definitely something that should be illegal. Potential employers would never ask to peruse through someone's email, or phones, and facebook often contains similar content. If somebody has made their facebook private, that should be enough. They've been smart enough to protect their privacy by consciously changing their settings and only allowing their friends to view their information, that should be respected. It's a complete privacy invasion and there's no reason why employers should require that degree of personal information. If someone is stupid enough to have a bunch of naked/drunk pictures available for anyone to see without having to log into their account, then they should be negatively affected in job interviews. Logging in is taking it a step too far.
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