Would you give up your passwords to get a job?

BIG FAT NO!

Can I have their password to their FB? How about Bank Account info? SSN? Mother's maiden name?

What I do on my own time is MY own business!

Nope I'm a big fan of keeping my personal life and business life separate. I don't think my personal life is my job's business. (If I had one)

I agree that it's invasive and everything, but thats why theres privacy settings. There's no way I would give an employer my passwords and I'm pretty sure it's not legal for them to turn you down for a job for saying no. But if you publicly post things on the internet then it's fair game and employers are smart to google prospective employees to check out what they're really like.

Which is also why my facebook is locked down tight in preparation for my job applications in the next few months

That just doesn't seem right at all. It's a complete invasion of privacy and stuff like that need to be completely seperate from work.

I would NEVER give up my passwords. I would friend the HR department, and if they want to look at what there is of mine on the internet, well, I guess they can. I tend to do more on twitter and that's public anyway, so let 'em look. I'm not going to let them in my accounts though. EVER. :noway:

I know many employers scan the internet and try to find you. But, simple Facebook security protects you from that. Other non-Facebook sites like Twitter don't have that. I would never ever provide my password under any conditions no matter what. If they wanna see, they can friend me. And I'd deny them. F*** them all. That's def crossing the line.

If I did I wouldn't get the job.

Too much bad humor in me that could be taken the wrong way!! :devil:

Coming back to add...they are talking about this on my local news station right now...hmmm interesting.

This story was reported this morning in an Australian newspaper

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/its-akin-to-requiring-someones-house-keys-employers-ask-job-seekers-for-facebook-passwords-20120321-1vioi.html

People will find a way to circumvent it...a real profile for friends and family under a nickname and a profile set up for this purpose, with their real name, they will say I have a profile it's is not an active profile as after initially joining FB I found it wasn't for me and I chose not to continue using FB.

My profile is very family friendly and G rated, but I wouldn't give anyone access to satisfy job application requirements, I see it as a massive invasion of privacy, it would be like looking at someone's mail, bank or credit card statements.

FB friends are restricted to family and close friends, I have worked at my current work for 8 years and none of my work friends or colleagues are facebook friends. That said, the majority of the time I use it are for family and friends who are not close by and who I do not have personal contact with. I use to spend more time on there playing bejewelled blitz, though not any more since their ridiculous update terms of use (that included allowing BB to post to my FB wall as me).

I am happy to submit to police checks for financial or those positions that involve children, other than that an employer or prospective employer only needs to know my education, skills and work history along with supporting documentation for verification if required.

I've always been a firm believer that if you have nothing to hide you've nothing to hide but will have to start putting a proviso on that now lol. Essentially just because a job applicant person chooses to be private about their personal life doesn't that they have anything damaging to hide, it just means they valuable their privacy.

As anyone read the book Blind Faith by Ben Elton? It's a satarical (and a bit bleak) look at the future, where nobody, absolutely nobody has privacy, every detail of a persons life is available via the internet, loss of virginity, child birth is filmed for all and sundry to look at, webcams in people's homes and bedrooms. The internet is deemed to be God.

I wonder if that time is closer than we think.

You know they want to see if you're doing jello shots with your clothes off.

^ Unsanitary. I would recommend wearing at least a hairnet! :laugh: :huh:

They can creep me all they want. I would never post anyting inapprorpiate anyways. Asking for passwords is probably illegal somehow...a breach of privacy. I don't think that is right.

What should matter are the items that a person has on public display, not what they are keeping hidden.

Do they want to come and search my house too? Look in my closet and secret bedside drawer? Wow...

WHAT? I have never heard of a job asking for facebook/twitter password. That's ludicrous! I would never consent to that.

Last year, to work for the city of Bozeman, Montana, you had to give them or you didn't get the job. They have since eased off some.

More information for that particular case can be found here:

http://www.securityprivacyandthelaw.com/2009/07/articles/security-programs-policies/bozeman-montana-suspends-controversial-requirement-that-job-applicants-provide-usernames-and-passwords-to-facebook-accounts/


And no, I would not give out passwords for any accounts.

This is the first I've heard of this.-the password thing that is. I know plenty of people check out candidate's facebook accounts....

The only time I'd be willing to give up information about personal stuff is if I was going into a position that included high level (government) security clearance.

Is that even legal? Something tells me it's not.

Yes, the story said it IS legal... FOR NOW. There may be upcoming legislation to make it illegal.

Yeah, then I wouldn't be surprised to see somebody going to court if companies honestly think it's worth their time to pursue access to personal accounts. Interesting to see technology update the law. Hopefully, as people continue to put more of themselves in public view, they don't lose respect for the concept of right to privacy.