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But then again what's considered "social media? -- is City Data?
What about: Fitness Pal? Meet Up? Hobby forums? Club group websites?
I'm not on those either but know people who are....
I think it's absolutely imperative that people be able to keep their private lives private. I consider Facebook private, accessible only to my friends and family. There is no reason for my employer to know I was at Meijer on Saturday evening, the farmer's market Saturday morning, what I take pictures of, that I frequently go to a brewery on Sunday, etc.
LinkedIn is completely public and professional. I keep that line pretty solid and that's the way it ought to be.
Social Media=anything and everything the John Q Public can find online.
I have limited social media accounts. Right now, not employed. But even so, I don't post pictures or anything else, online, that I want to keep private.
The US has at-will employment, meaning employees can be fired on a whim instantly with absolutely nothing other than their final paycheck.
Which means a boss can literally force employees to do absolutely anything (except anything sexual or actual crimes), and employees will do it out of fear of ending up on the streets.
Ding Ding!
Problem is, any company that had a policy like that would attract few good employees.
There is nothing on my social media account that I am concerned about.
Right. While I'd have a problem doing so just on principle, I ultimately would as I know there's nothing on my profile that would be problematic. But, in any event, if you know that your future employer is going to request such information, it may be wise to close and open up new profiles/accounts.
I remember reading about this awhile back and politicians pledging to ban the practice but I don't know if it went anywhere.
You can always counter that sharing passwords is against the terms of use you read and agreed to when finalizing registration of your account, and that you're sure that they understand the value of remaining in compliance with terms of agreement.
As an IT security consultant. It is recommended that firms audit their employees social media activity through internet traffic analysis software.
Because a lot of hacking these days is the result of employees social media use at work. You may get something innocent like a Facebook update with a video or picture link but it has trojans and hacks embedded infects work machines.
It can start with your family and friends thumbing up or sharing a link to something totally legit looking but it isn't actually safe.
That's how hackers get into many companies these days. The use of social media sites and linking and sharing of hacking content.
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