July 24, 2009

Bozeman Rethinks Job Applicants Giving Up Social Networking Passwords

Bozeman Montana required job applicants to provide their logons and passwords for personal social networking sites and private e-mail accounts. The city told job applicants that the information would be used to perform background checks. An anonymous tip made local media aware of the data collection. No word on what will happen to information already in the city's hands or what the new background check policy will be. Workplace privacy issues and social networking are raising questions about workers rights.

Town Requires Job Seekers to Reveal Social Media Passwords, Molly McDonough, ABA Journal, Jun 19, 2009