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NASA Employees Fight Invasive Background Check

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the watching-the-watchmen dept.

Electron Barrage writes "Longtime JPL scientists, many of whom do not work on classified materials, including rover drivers and Apollo veterans, sued NASA, Caltech, and the Department of Commerce today to fight highly invasive background checks, which include financial information, any and all retail business transactions, and even sexual orientation."

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  1. Re:That is nothing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    The main idea behind the "lifestyle polygram" is to make sure you are not hiding something that someone else can use to exploit you. I can honestly say, nobody really cares if you are gay, unless you are trying to hide it. If you are trying to hide this information from your parents, friends, spouse, etc., that becomes a big problem. It can become something someone can use as leverage over you. You can see where the government can be concerned about this. It's not just the people willing to take a bribe that you have to be worried about.