[FromLori]

I am not a Facebook user but this is something people might want to think about, especially if they have teens who might put something on that could affect their future employment.

[GraceG]

Just create a “work” facebook account that is clean and squeeky.

[DonaldC]

“the organization requires that new applicants and those applying for recertifications give the government “their social media account usernames and personal passwords for use in employee background checks.” “

This sounds way over the top. I would not even consider such a request.

[Repeal The 17th]

Yes, they should be allowed to ask.
And I should be allowed to respond with, “What is this thing that you call facebook?”

[PapaBear3625]

Seems like if you MUST have a facebook acct, have two: one that you associate with your real name and have innocuous drivel in, and another under a fake name to do your real interaction with friends with.

Best would be to stay away from facebook.

[Tolsti2]

ACLU gets one right. They should have no more right to do this than go through your house, mail, and banking accounts.

This stuff needs to be illegal bigtime.

[oh8eleven]

The ACLU calls this policy "a frightening and illegal invasion of privacy"
The ACLU finally gets one right.

[svcw]

If anyone coughs up their password is an idiot.

[eyedigress]

I’ll give them a face book password. It may be painful but it is what it is.

[wtc911]

Department of Corrections.

If you want the job then you put up with the clearance. An awful lot of bangers and hangers-on tell their stories on FB through their list of friends and posted pictures. These are not the people you want working the yard. I say good looking out by the Dept of Corrections.

[I see my hands]

I'd not hire anyone who admitted to having a Face Book account to begin with.

[Dallas59]

**********

"I lOvE mY jOb"

[Maceman]

This is not really a difficult question.

Since there is no such thing as a right to a job, then the employer is free to ask, and the employee/candidate is free to say “no” and look for a different job.

[umgud]

Geez, Facebook will give anybody your data anyway.

[Bryan24]

Tell them you will “friend” them and they can look to your heart’s delight. But no one gets your passwords.

They have no need of your passwords.

[Riley]

Reading what I’ve published is fine. Asking for my password is not.

I walked out of a job interview (I badly needed the job at the time) for this sort of invasive crap. Way back when- I applied as a store manager for a convenience store chain in California (no, not 7-11). The application form was more than 30 pages long, and asked about things like the serial numbers of firearms that I owned. It got worse from there.

I think I still have the thing somewhere, I’ll keep an eye open for it. Anybody that has any appreciation of personal privacy would be appalled by it.

[nkronos]

If employers can ask to take a sample of your urine, I guess they can *ask* for this, too.

Doesn’t mean you have to give it to them.

[Fantomw]

I could care less. Employers can ask for whatever they want.

I, of course, reserve the right to tell them to kiss my ash. After which they can decide whether to hire me, and I can reconsider if I want to work for them.

Of course it does help, to be able to pull that off, to be very good at what you do. Then again, if I were conducting a job interview(and I do)... seeing just how far someone would spread cheek would tell me a lot about them.

[Raebie]

This is so stoopid. Everyone knows all the real ganstas use My Space.

[discostu]

Login? No. ID? Sure.

[clee1]

Sorry.... I don’t have a FB account.