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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Facebook vs. Employers
We've all heard people say it, "Be careful what you put on Facebook! Employers are always looking at that stuff..." When people say that, it usually means not to put pictures of yourself drinking underage or anything else illegal that could count against you while looking for a job. While this is all true, there is a new controversy happening. Not only do you as the Facebook account holder have to be careful with your privacy settings, but some employers are now asking for social networking passwords on job applications so they can personally go into your accounts and look at everything. With this new problem arising, Facebook has taken the next step by warning employers to NOT do this, and if they continue to do so, they will take legal actions against businesses and corporations. So, how far would you go to get your dream job? Would you give them your Facebook password, or do you think there should be a line drawn to not allow employers to do this? Check out the whole story below and give your opinion!
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I think that a future employer asking for passwords for social media accounts is taking it too far. I understand that it is important for employers to be concerned with the image future employees may be portraying, but do not think that it is needed for the employer to be able to access personal accounts. I think that an employer asking for account passwords is like asking future employees for their personal cell phones so that they can find out more information about that. The whole idea is just way too out there for me.
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