Patriot Act Bypasses Facebook Privacy

Geoffreyerffoeg writes "An article from the National Association of Colleges and Employers contains yet another horror story about a prospective hire's Facebook being checked — with a different twist. The interviewee had enabled privacy on his profile, '[b]ut, during the interview, something he was not prepared for happened. The interviewer began asking specific questions about the content on his Facebook.com listing and the situation became very awkward and uncomfortable. The son had thought only those he allowed to access his profile would be able to do so. But, the interviewer explained that as a state agency, recruiters accessed his Facebook account under the auspices of the Patriot Act.' How can a 'state agency' use the Patriot Act to subpoena a Facebook profile?"

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Re:It's times like these

[Threni]

> I never spellcheck and I freely admit it. Save your karma for more worthwhile "lol erorrs" replies

You really want a period at the end of that last sentence.

uh... maybe a victim should study harder....?

[davecrist]

Yeah, so folks being able to look at your privates is not great but , hey, if you put it out there you put it out there. That doesn't seem all that different then putting a "Shoot 'em all and let Dog sort 'em out" bumper sticker on your car... or whatever...

But anyway, FTFA, if you get passed over for a job against someone else because of something on your facebook account, maybe you should have studied harder. I mean, aside from Goat.se pics and stripper poles dashing your great opportunity for That Cubicle working for Initech, inc., do you really WANT to work for a company that didn't hire you because you have a picture on your facebook with a beer in your hand or are you too desperate because of poor academic performance to be able to choose where you want to work?