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Topic: Facebook considers legal action against employers asking for passwords

Eternal_Midnight Posts: 19,580 Registered: May 11, '00 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 15,756 User ID: 24,262	Subject: Facebook considers legal action against employers asking for passwords
	As a followup to a thread from a few days ago... http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/03/facebook-threatens-legal-action-against-employers-asking-for-your-password/254979/ Today, Facebook, in the name of "protecting your passwords and privacy," has made it a violation of its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities to "share or solicit a Facebook password." "We don't think employers should be asking prospective employees to provide their passwords because we don't think it's right the thing to do," Erin Egan, Facebook's Chief Privacy Officer, explains. "But it also may cause problems for the employers that they are not anticipating. For example, if an employer sees on Facebook that someone is a member of a protected group (e.g. over a certain age, etc.) that employer may open themselves up to claims of discrimination if they don't hire that person." -----signature----- We have not inherited the Earth from our parents, we have borrowed it from our children.
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__Bonk__ Posts: 53,947 Registered: Jul 25, '09 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 53,339 User ID: 1,364,654	Subject: Facebook considers legal action against employers asking for passwords
	Thats not enough. It needs to be made illegal. Why are so many companies evil? I had one company in order to get the job make a list of all the people I knew. The thing is even if I didnt get the job the company would then have the list to call them and try to sell them stuff. That shouldnt be legal either. It also shouldnt be legal to load spyware on your machine without your permission -----signature----- I keep my eyes fixed on the sun! A change in feeling is a change in destiny.
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ZigmundZag Title: Grammar Nazi Posts: 25,948 Registered: Mar 25, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 22,707 User ID: 661,552	Subject: Facebook considers legal action against employers asking for passwords
	That's a pretty good point I hadn't considered. Ageism maybe not so much...that's kind of hard to hide from an employer. But what if you log into their Facebook account and discover the applicant is gay? If you don't hire them at that point, you're seriously opening yourself up for a lawsuit in certain states if the applicant was otherwise qualified. -----signature----- "Take the cheese to sickbay!"
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__Bonk__ Posts: 53,947 Registered: Jul 25, '09 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 53,339 User ID: 1,364,654	Subject: Facebook considers legal action against employers asking for passwords
	Good point. Most Outposters are fat gay larping men. -----signature----- I keep my eyes fixed on the sun! A change in feeling is a change in destiny.
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eodoll Posts: 17,153 Registered: Feb 14, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 15,943 User ID: 645,592	Subject: Facebook considers legal action against employers asking for passwords
	Eternal_Midnight posted: As a followup to a thread from a few days ago... http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/03/facebook-threatens-legal-action-against-employers-asking-for-your-password/254979/ Today, Facebook, in the name of "protecting your passwords and privacy," has made it a violation of its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities to "share or solicit a Facebook password." "We don't think employers should be asking prospective employees to provide their passwords because we don't think it's right the thing to do," Erin Egan, Facebook's Chief Privacy Officer, explains. "But it also may cause problems for the employers that they are not anticipating. For example, if an employer sees on Facebook that someone is a member of a protected group (e.g. over a certain age, etc.) that employer may open themselves up to claims of discrimination if they don't hire that person." Too funny, I brought this same exact issue up in the other thread. It opens up a business to litigation - if they go on the site and find out the perspective employee is gay or in an inter-racial relationship or they find out the actual birthday and decide not to hire, then they have to be able to prove the reason is legal. Normally you dont ask such questions and avoid the issue, but if you're going to go dig and find out then you're knee deep in the issue. -----signature----- (none)
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Mastara Posts: 8,982 Registered: Dec 29, '04 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 8,312 User ID: 1,011,569	Subject: Facebook considers legal action against employers asking for passwords
	Wow. I would never. A job isnt worth it if its asking for stuff like that. It has nothing to do with my skills or anything. My private life is MY private life. Outside of work its none of your business. -----signature----- Boooooommmm Heeeaaaddddshhhhooooottttt! http://www.carellaross.com/img/truth_its_the_new_hate_speech.jpg Mastatheimposta - 10L2 SB Merlin
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