This is F'd up - Grade school teacher’s aide fired for refusing to hand over FB pwd

[dhearkt]

signing that petition , provides personal information and signs u up for news letter crap... just saying ,, get your spam folder ready

[dhearkt]

http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/03/28...rom-employers/

[bulldog]

signing that petition , provides personal information and signs u up for news letter crap... just saying ,, get your spam folder ready

Maybe, it did say "Your email and postal address will remain private", but who knows. I just did a 10 seconds search for that, so take it for what it is worth....

Some others though http://act.boldprogressives.org/surv...?source=reddit

Damn this one closed but looks like they got over 101,000 signatures http://www.change.org/petitions/mons...the-unemployed

[dhearkt]

from colorado -

http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/03/28...rom-employers/

[dhearkt]

Maybe, it did say "Your email and postal address will remain private", but who knows. I just did a 10 seconds search for that, so take it for what it is worth....

Some others though http://act.boldprogressives.org/surv...?source=reddit

Damn this one closed but looks like they got over 101,000 signatures http://www.change.org/petitions/mons...the-unemployed

maybe it did,, maybe i missed it .. but with this issue .. for how long??

[Ghosty]

from colorado -

http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/03/28...rom-employers/

Republicans shoot down Dem proposal to ban FB boss-snoop:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03...rds_amendment/

Thanks so much Republicans, bravo!

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Republicans shoot down Dem proposal to ban FB boss-snoop:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03...rds_amendment/

Thanks so much Republicans, bravo!

Hmmm. But, that isn't the whole picture by far. What, exactly, did the bill say? was this just added on to a bill that really sucked? Without that, we don't know if this was a good thing or not.

[Aphrodite]

I don't put things on there I wouldn't have my mom see so I don't care if an employer looks at it. It is wrong for them to even think they can ask for a password though. And I think it would be a waste of their time to even look at my Facebook. I don't play hookie, I don't fear big brother, but taking my rights via big brother I find very disturbing.

Dont tread on me. How easily with technology we forget.

[mastap07]

and people wonder why i dont have facespace... i think its quite simple

[Ghost]

and people wonder why i dont have facespace... i think its quite simple

But, again, that's not addressing the issue--the Right to Privacy is at stake whether you (personally) use FB or not.

FB might be the latest example, but it's not the only target in this growing trend of invasion of privacy.

[Titus]

Republicans shoot down Dem proposal to ban FB boss-snoop:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03...rds_amendment/

Thanks so much Republicans, bravo!

The 10th Amendment to the Constitution states:
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."


This is not within the powers of the Federal Government to enact this, it is to be left to the states.

I think this is a great idea and colorado and other states should absolutely pass this as a law, but it's the states right, not the fed's.

[salsashark]

Republicans shoot down Dem proposal to ban FB boss-snoop:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03...rds_amendment/

Thanks so much Republicans, bravo!

Didn't you beat this drum last week?

So the idiots on the rights struck off an amendment on a bill that the idiots on the left (including the one at the top) had already promised to kill... so what?!

[bulldog]

Something to think about: Jobs have been able to drug test for years , so this is one example of them invading our privacy long ago. There are many responsibile people who smoke marijuana in the privacy of their homes (many with legal prescription cards) and would never go to work high, but they get banned from jobs for something that has nothing to do with work perfomance. Yet the alcoholic that comes into work every morning smelling like he partied all night is ok or the guy that snorts coke that gets out of their system in hours is ok too because a drug test won't catch that.

[Penadam]

Marijuana is still illegal under federal law, having a facebook isn't. Also, the only reason that most company drug tests don't detect things like coke is because they're too cheap to pay for a hair test.

I agree that as long as it doesn't affect your work performance, they really shouldn't be concerned, but I feel there's a better case here as they are testing for something illegal.

[modette99]

It's not about FB, it be like a potential employer asking for my VISA account information so they can log in and see what I spend my money on. Actually that might mean more to them then FB, I don't post much on Facebook...LOL

Only people on my Facebook are FRIENDS, people I actually KNOW, and relatives. I have a lot of High School classmates but no one post anything stupid. Actually a pretty quit group. I have denied relatives I don't really know (those that are so removed I have never meet them but they feel they need to ADD me as a friend, denied)....LOL

My profile picture is of me, but I am geared up and on the bike...no one would know its me otherwise. If a company asked me, I just say yeah I have a FB page, but its pretty boring and I'm not into the whole thing, occasionally I post a picture like the view from our house or a trip photo to share with relatives...but as an active user no I am not. As for handing you the password, F off. Why not just ask for my VISA password you asshat!!!

I think they are testing the waters, if they can get people to give them that password what stops them from having it so you need to give them access to a whole host of OTHER sites you might be on. Should I hand them a front door key too???

[modette99]

Something to think about: Jobs have been able to drug test for years , so this is one example of them invading our privacy long ago. There are many responsibile people who smoke marijuana in the privacy of their homes (many with legal prescription cards) and would never go to work high, but they get banned from jobs for something that has nothing to do with work perfomance. Yet the alcoholic that comes into work every morning smelling like he partied all night is ok or the guy that snorts coke that gets out of their system in hours is ok too because a drug test won't catch that.

You are right alcoholics are seen differently where companies will send you to get HELP a lot of the times. But weed or other drugs your seen as some evil guy with no problem or addiction. It is a stupid standard.

[#1Townie]

Fuck republicans. Fuck democrats. Both have fucked up our country.

[Ghosty]

So the idiots on the rights struck off an amendment on a bill that the idiots on the left (including the one at the top) had already promised to kill... so what?!

No biggie don't get all offended. I posted a link to an article DIRECTLY RELATED to the topic of this thread. In fact, I don't think you can get any more directly related, lol. I would've posted the same exact thing if the parties were reversed, and would've chastised the Dems for striking it down, if that was the case.

Thanks Titus, that's good info for the ongoing debate about Fed vs. States rights. One of the core differences leading up to the Civil War actually.

[salsashark]

No biggie don't get all offended. I posted a link to an article DIRECTLY RELATED to the topic of this thread. In fact, I don't think you can get any more directly related, lol. I would've posted the same exact thing if the parties were reversed, and would've chastised the Dems for striking it down, if that was the case.

not offended at all... In fact, I started typing my same response but went and looked it up instead. Didn't want to rehash it.

[Titus]

Thanks Titus, that's good info for the ongoing debate about Fed vs. States rights. One of the core differences leading up to the Civil War actually.

Indeed, that topic could probably take up a whole forum, much less its own thread.

[Aphrodite]

It's not about FB, it be like a potential employer asking for my VISA account information so they can log in and see what I spend my money on.

They do this already via checking your credit report.

[rforsythe]

They do this already via checking your credit report.

Sort of. Credit reports will tell them about big purchases you've financed, or lines of credit you have (like the presence of a Visa card). It won't tell them all the things you spend money on however, and for many people that is something they might not want their employer seeing.

[modette99]

They do this already via checking your credit report.

But that doe snot list all the charges...not the same as asking for your password and logging into your account.

[modette99]

Sort of. Credit reports will tell them about big purchases you've financed, or lines of credit you have (like the presence of a Visa card). It won't tell them all the things you spend money on however, and for many people that is something they might not want their employer seeing.

Knew I should of read down...right on...thank you for being on the same page as me.

Credit Report shows for an example:
$20,000 VISA Credit line from such and such bank
It will tell them if you pay on time, or carry a balance
Will show minimum payment, and the last payment I made
*They have no idea I bought 2 girls one cup, or a new TV or that I might blow $5K a year at the casino. Anything run through the card they have NO CLUE.

$15,000 Loan on my Jeep GC for example
Will show paid on time and outstanding balance
Will also show minimum payment

Might show a mortgage but that is not in my name so does not apply to me.

Credit report also shows your past history. For example I was with such and such bank, and paid it off and closed it in good standing and moved to such and such.

Shows I been in good credit since 1984 (somewhere somehow they tied me to my parents...LOL Makes for a good laugh. I've tried to get this corrected and its next to impossible.

That is all a credit report shows.