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| A Job At What Cost? When Employers Log In To Dig In |
| By northcountrypublicradio.org - Dana Farrington |
| Published: 03/22/2012 |
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Robert Collins says he felt "violated" when the Maryland Department of Corrections asked to log in to his Facebook account during a job interview. He's now pushing back, working with lawmakers to bar employers from asking such a privacy-invading question. How would it feel if you were in a job interview and the prospective employer asked for your username and password to see your Facebook profile? Robert Collins says he felt "violated." "I felt disrespected. I felt that my privacy was invaded," he tells All Things Considered host Robert Siegel, "but not only my privacy, the privacy of my friends and that of my family that didn't ask for that." Collins was applying for a job with the Maryland Department of Corrections. He let his interviewer log in and search his profile with the screen facing away from him. The justification? The department says it's concerned about gang affiliation and gang infiltration in its facilities. "I can appreciate their need to create a secure facility, but not at the cost of invading privacy," Collins says. Read More. |
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This is a contentious subject these days especially considering the First Amendment rights vs the Internet. Today on CNN Facebook said they are looking into filing court action to prevent employers from accessing their website to "catch" employees writing about their jobs. You certainly would have the right to examine your legal rights to deny the Dept of Corrections access to your personal Facebook account or for that matter any social media account, Twitter, Aim, etc. If you have a union representative have them find out what they can do to assist you in keeping the employer out of your personal business.