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[bankerdanny]

Once again I am left wondering who would deliberately share their Facebook info with a current or prospective employer? Who would be foolish enough to 'friend' an HR executive?

I suppose it has to do with being middle aged and that my 20-something friends may be so used to the idea of social media via participation in Facebook and MySpace since they were kids that they just don't get the concept of separating your personal and professional life.

If 'Pottervillebank.com' (from the New yaork Observer article) requested my Facebook and/or Linkedin info I would decline. If it were manditory I would cancel my application. This sort of profiling will only become common if we let it.

[kjohn034]

I am really glad i decided to stay off the $Facebook$ grid. They are amassing huge amounts of private information and selling it to the highest bidder and laughing all the way to the bank.

[Matthewwccd]

and what would stop the cops from uploading a picture of a john doe to see who Facebook tries to tag him as? Does that constitute enough suspicion for questioning or a search warrant? Many worms still squirming their way out of this can...

[jrhmobile]

bankerdanny, on 01 February 2012 - 04:10 PM, said:

Once again I am left wondering who would deliberately share their Facebook info with a current or prospective employer? Who would be foolish enough to 'friend' an HR executive?

I suppose it has to do with being middle aged and that my 20-something friends may be so used to the idea of social media via participation in Facebook and MySpace since they were kids that they just don't get the concept of separating your personal and professional life.

If 'Pottervillebank.com' (from the New yaork Observer article) requested my Facebook and/or Linkedin info I would decline. If it were manditory I would cancel my application. This sort of profiling will only become common if we let it.

do you really think that the personnel director at Pottervillebank is going to ask for your permission? No. These are public services. The HR folks at Pottervillebank, just like anywhere else, is just going to troll for it and enter findings in your application folder, if that's the company's proclivity.

[TheOldTopkick]

I can't really see how anyone other than the crooks are to be hurt. Have the cops done you that much harm or you just afraid they might?

[dantynan]

Mea culpa: I spelled Eben Moglen's name wrong (with an i that should be an e).

dt

[VDog]

Just Damn! George Orwell is delivering my copy of 1984, I'll have to get back to you.

[jimc473]

As long as there a way to abuse technology the cops who are criminals themselves will abuse it.

[MarkAntony]

So Facebook say that the have this technology but only use its in a limited capacity?? "Even Facebook knows what a bad idea that would be.." Dan you are a fool, your ignorance is breathtaking.

[Evildave]

If you are a criminal, or value your privacy (which automatically tags you as a 'criminal' to the police), don't use 'social networking' sites at all, and make sure any accomplices don't, either.

In fact, you need to make it clear to friends and family that you DO NOT want your image shared on the internet.

Because 'Facebook' is not the only thing authorities can crawl for imagery. Any site capable of photo sharing will do. Then they can ask your aunt who 'that' is from the photo, and you can suddenly be identified as a 'child rapist' from another state, and be left with an uphill battle proving that you are not.

Seriously, for a job search, college application, etc., set up account details and email just for that purpose, and NEVER share a personal email address with them. Make sure a web search with your NAME doesn't find anything explicitly about YOU. Clean up your online profiles, or opinions that are trivially traceable back to you. It's not just the 'job search'. It's keeping your job, too. If manager 'A' needs to lay off one of employees 'B', 'C' or 'D', all other things being more or less equal, if 'D' is the only one with insane rantings and pictures on the internet, guess who is applying for unemployment tomorrow? And any kind of definite public stand will do, really, to get you chosen. Just stand out. All it really takes is for your boss not to like your political or religious views, or what you tweeted or blogged about. If you put them out for all to see, so will your boss, coworkers, customers, HR, etc. Anyone with half a brain can make up a different reason for laying you off, after the fact, if they don't just subconsciously rationalize the decision they made when they got pissed off at something you said online two months ago.

Alas, if you want to be opinionated, have the sense to use a pseudonym, and NOT to include photos of yourself, unless you're pretty financially secure on your own.

A metaphor is driving with bumper stickers all over your car, stating your political opinion. Especially if that opinion includes 'pigs'. You might not get pulled over just for the stickers... but given a CHOICE... And the cops always have 1001 'reasons' they pulled you over, anyway. You can't go ten minutes without SOME driving infraction. Similarly, your license plate frame (the one the dealer installed, and you never removed, even when you got your license plate) always identifies you as from 'out of town', wherever you go, even in your state. Why advertise that? Cops know you'll just pay the ticket, rather than drive a hundred miles out of your way to fight it. You're easy prey.