Would you trade your online passwords for a chance at a job?

Be careful what you ask for...

Let's see- who would I rather hire- a sheep who coughs up sensitive data just because someone asks or one who thinks critically and recognizes the slippery slope presented by such carelessness? I know which one I'd trust with city resources and data. And it ain't the sheep.

Bozeman, MT: Home of Cretinism?

It's hard to find a tech Web site that *doesn't* have a story exposing the fact that Bozeman's City Attorney has advocated that all applicants for employment must break contracts that, under Federal law, they have signed (e.g., the part of the user agreement that says "I will not share my password with anyone").

How did this incompetent boob get hired in the first place? Oh, that's right, it was *before* the city did a thorough background check on new applicants.

Bozeman? Bozotown? Boozeman?

Bozeman city folk must be the most technically ignorant people to hit the computer age. Their entire IT operation might be on them thar 144 floppies in the corner. Its all good cuz it came in on that 14 something dial-up a while back.

"Uh wur too shtupid to Google it"

How are they going to validate it unless they logon to someones account?

This in the day and age when they tell us to be careful what we do online or especially social sites because prospective employers do research prospective employees
from the web. If you posted on your Myspace page "I'm the biggest party animal and boozer in town.", chances
are someone hiring has found this. And there's a good chance your current employer my find out soon.

My guess is that Bozeman is not a place ya wanna go if you actually use comupters and the web.

This might not be a big deal for Bozeman residents.I doubt any Bozeman resident has ever posted anything interesting online. Except for, "Here's a picture of me an my dawg. Here's a picture of me, my dawg and a pheasant. An' here's a picture of the boat I want so my dawg duzn't have to swim out an get the pheasant I blasted to bits ovr the lake".

I can't help but think that botmasters are drooling at the news. Great market for people willing to give up their passwords.

I hope they wise up and refuse to give the info.

Sure, they can have my

Sure, they can have my passwords right after they give me all of the other employees passwords, starting with HR personnel.

Sweet bread

Sweetbread is the most the wonderful invention ever. I first learned about it after my father died when I was twelve. My mother was in the hospital for an operation, and I spent time in Providence Rhode Island, with my sister, and her husband. He‘s Portuguese I went with them to his mom’s house and she served me a big heaping serving of sweet bread.

I agree so much with you about privacy and passwords. Good luck and thank you for the work.

Guess What, Lisa?

Your logic is already flawed.

It's NO EMPLOYERS business what your Facebook or MySpace profile even looks like, let alone to ask for your password.

It's not right for employers to put your name in a search engine.

How do they know they have the right you? How is it any of their business if you sympathize with the Black Panthers or any other group that they may not approve of? (FYI - that's an example only)

Your logic is wrong right out of the gate. None of this stuff is any employers business - PERIOD.

Any employer that practices this trash should be brought up on charges of civil rights violations and put into prison with the general population.

A long time ago ...

While interviewing for EDS, I was asked if I was married or single. I said single. Then I was asked if I had a girlfriend. I said yes, and asked what does this have to do with the job. The interviewer told me that if I was living with my girlfriend, it would be a "problem" because we were not married. At that point, I thanked the interviewer for her time and left.

Right or wrong, a persons personal life is nobody's business.

As more and more companies try to use more stringent requirements to employ people, the more people will try to circumvent them.

In the end, the people Bozeman, Montana hires will not be who they expect or thought they would be.

In order to comply...

...with your request to verify that I have the highest moral character and am a good fit for the City, I officially deny your request for my passwords; since the EULA's I have agreed to require that I do not share my password(s) with anyone.