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Offline Whore of Spamylon

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Re: WTF. Colleges and Employers asking for Facebook Passwords
« Reply #15 on: March 14, 2012, 03:59:35 pm »
God help them.  If anyone asked me for my Facebook password, I would punch and kick them in the nuts right then and there, in no particular order.     
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Re: WTF. Colleges and Employers asking for Facebook Passwords
« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2012, 04:10:19 pm »
If i had a Facebook page and some one wanted my password i would probably tell them to go fuck themselves with a cactus.

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Re: WTF. Colleges and Employers asking for Facebook Passwords
« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2012, 05:25:37 pm »
...or even just say you don't have a Facebook account. What can they do, realistically? If your profile is vague enough (no address, occupation etc.) then they probably can't definitively prove it's you.
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Re: WTF. Colleges and Employers asking for Facebook Passwords
« Reply #18 on: March 20, 2012, 06:20:58 pm »
I just found this that I thought was quite interesting.

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/its-akin-to-requiring-someones-house-keys-employers-ask-job-seekers-for-facebook-passwords-20120321-1vioi.html
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Lori Andrews, a law professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law specializing in Internet privacy, is concerned about the pressure placed on applicants, even if they voluntarily provide access to social sites.

"Volunteering is coercion if you need a job," Andrews said.

Sums up my views on this quite nicely.
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Re: WTF. Colleges and Employers asking for Facebook Passwords
« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2012, 09:21:03 pm »
Quote from: What the Futhark on March 13, 2012, 10:48:28 pm
My reply would be: "My password is gofuckyourself."

and in all but 11 states they can then fire you.
OF course if they are looking at your FB page they are probably looking for a reason to fire you.
seems a catch 22
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Re: WTF. Colleges and Employers asking for Facebook Passwords
« Reply #20 on: March 20, 2012, 10:02:00 pm »
Quote from: booley on March 20, 2012, 09:21:03 pm
Quote from: What the Futhark on March 13, 2012, 10:48:28 pm
My reply would be: "My password is gofuckyourself."

and in all but 11 states they can then fire you.
OF course if they are looking at your FB page they are probably looking for a reason to fire you.
seems a catch 22
I'm not sure how this is handled in other stores, but where I work that would merely turn into a 3 month probation period.
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Re: WTF. Colleges and Employers asking for Facebook Passwords
« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2012, 10:04:55 pm »
Not giving away your password is basic security protocol. No company should trust an employee with important or sensitive information if they are stupid enough to give up their Facebook password.
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Re: WTF. Colleges and Employers asking for Facebook Passwords
« Reply #22 on: March 20, 2012, 10:08:13 pm »
Good thing I don't have a Facebook.
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Re: WTF. Colleges and Employers asking for Facebook Passwords
« Reply #23 on: March 20, 2012, 10:11:56 pm »
Um. Fuck that shit. I'd straight up lie and say I ain't got one but my name is unique enough that if they search me they'd find me.
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Re: WTF. Colleges and Employers asking for Facebook Passwords
« Reply #24 on: March 21, 2012, 07:00:59 am »
Quote from: Wykked Wytch on March 20, 2012, 10:04:55 pm
Not giving away your password is basic security protocol. No company should trust an employee with important or sensitive information if they are stupid enough to give up their Facebook password.

Fortunately, my field is one that would take password hygiene seriously enough that I could maybe get points for pointing that out.


Quote from: thejebusfire on March 20, 2012, 10:08:13 pm
Good thing I don't have a Facebook.

But do you think they would believe you when you told them. I am sure companies that pull this sort of shenanigan would expect applicants to lie about that.
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Re: WTF. Colleges and Employers asking for Facebook Passwords
« Reply #25 on: March 21, 2012, 03:35:06 pm »
Quote from: Wykked Wytch on March 20, 2012, 10:04:55 pm
Not giving away your password is basic security protocol. No company should trust an employee with important or sensitive information if they are stupid enough to give up their Facebook password.
They ask you to login from a computer there so they can see your account. They don't ask for the password.
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