City of Bozeman Invades Online Privacy of Job Applicants

Job applicants must reveal log-ins, usernames

Relinquish your social media log-ins before you leave. Thanks, pardner.

If you’re reading this story on this Web site, I might assume one of three things:

1. You have used or are currently using online social media like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.
2. You are interested in obtaining personal loans and cash advances to give your budget a boost (sounds good to me).
3. You stumbled in here via Google, which is fine. Please apply for personal loans and cash advances before you leave, as they’ll help you with that surprise bill you never saw coming.

However, if you are applying for a job with the City of Bozeman in Montana, you need to see this coming: Bozeman will require you to give them all of your social media log-ins so that your background can be fully explored.

How’s that for privacy?

I understand Bozeman’s need to investigate whether a potential employee is trustworthy enough to serve the public trust, but this is ridiculous. According to CBS Montana News, one person who recently applied for employment with Bozeman E-mailed their concerns to the  television station. It’s right there in the city’s background check policy: “To be considered for a job, applicants must provide log-in information and passwords for social network sites in which they participate.” ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "City of Bozeman Invades Online Privacy of Job Applicants"