When businesses are not regulated (appropriately)
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When businesses are not regulated (appropriately)
I was staggered to hear about this - it would never even have occurred to me from a hiring standpoint to ask for Facebook login details during hiring...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19251616
What's the matter with some people/businesses?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19251616
What's the matter with some people/businesses?
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Re: When businesses are not regulated (appropriately)
It is insane.
The employer can see whatever is visible to the public on a social media site without the need for any passwords (as can anybody else).
They have no more right to see private password protected information than they have to read your personal mail (be it email or snail mail) or to eavesdrop on conversations outside of the workplace ...
The employer can see whatever is visible to the public on a social media site without the need for any passwords (as can anybody else).
They have no more right to see private password protected information than they have to read your personal mail (be it email or snail mail) or to eavesdrop on conversations outside of the workplace ...
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Re: When businesses are not regulated (appropriately)
If I was faced with this in an interview I could only treat it as a trick question and explain that if I was to breach my own security in such a way, I would be demonstrating myself as an inappropriate candidate for the job, as I would be a weak link in the company's security structure. Do not think I would work for someone who insisted I hand it over, as they would be demonstrating such ignorance of appropriate social boundaries.
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Re: When businesses are not regulated (appropriately)
I was staggered to hear about this - it would never even have occurred to me from a hiring standpoint to ask for Facebook login details during hiring...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19251616
What's the matter with some people/businesses?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19251616
What's the matter with some people/businesses?
#5
Re: When businesses are not regulated (appropriately)
Another case of this happening?
It's daft because if you were desperate enough to take such a job, you'd change the password straight after anyway.
But it does cross the boundary.
It's daft because if you were desperate enough to take such a job, you'd change the password straight after anyway.
But it does cross the boundary.
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This is old news, at least a few months old. I don't think it's a different case (but I could always be wrong).
If any employer asks me for login details to any personal account, well I'll try to keep my reply polite. Suffice to say, they won't get the information. I'll be moving on from that job quicker than a heartbeat.
If any employer asks me for login details to any personal account, well I'll try to keep my reply polite. Suffice to say, they won't get the information. I'll be moving on from that job quicker than a heartbeat.
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The big problem comes when HR reads information on your profile that legally they cannot ask you about during an interview. What if they suddenly find out your religion, race, or sexual orientation, perhaps you just posted that you are expecting a child, or you have a post complaining how hard it is to get around as a disabled person...
Wow I didn't get the job? You sounded so positive at the end of the interview. You said checking my Facebook was a formality before making the offer. What made you change your mind?
Lawsuit.
Wow I didn't get the job? You sounded so positive at the end of the interview. You said checking my Facebook was a formality before making the offer. What made you change your mind?
Lawsuit.
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Re: When businesses are not regulated (appropriately)
The big problem comes when HR reads information on your profile that legally they cannot ask you about during an interview. What if they suddenly find out your religion, race, or sexual orientation, perhaps you just posted that you are expecting a child, or you have a post complaining how hard it is to get around as a disabled person...
Wow I didn't get the job? You sounded so positive at the end of the interview. You said checking my Facebook was a formality before making the offer. What made you change your mind?
Lawsuit.
Wow I didn't get the job? You sounded so positive at the end of the interview. You said checking my Facebook was a formality before making the offer. What made you change your mind?
Lawsuit.
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Re: When businesses are not regulated (appropriately)
Why not just delete anything you do not want out there?
I do have a facebook page but nothing on it I would not want plastered on the front door.
I do have a facebook page but nothing on it I would not want plastered on the front door.
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I put on new underwear each day, but I am not letting anyone from HR inspect them.
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