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Bozeman, MT Drops Password Info Requirement

Posted by Soulskill on from the backlashed-into-submission dept.

mcmoodle writes "Bozeman, Montana has decided that they don't want applicant personal information after all, citing a worldwide backlash on the issue: '"Effective at noon today the city of Bozeman permanently ceased the practice of requesting that candidates selected for positions under a provisional job offer to provide their usernames or passwords for candidates' internet sites," said Chris Kukulski, Bozeman City Manager. ... Kukulski says after a 90 minute staff meeting held earlier today, officials decided asking applicants to provide their passwords to sites such as Facebook or MySpace, "exceeded that which is acceptable to our community." Kukulski apologized for the negative impact the issue has generated from news organizations and blogs around the world.' I didn't have any doubt this would be immediately squashed. Now I'm just curious as to how many personal accounts they actually went through!"

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  1. Re:Myths and History by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Reality is 9/10th of the law.

  2. Was this just a puplicity stunt . . . ? by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 2, Funny

    . . . well, the world now knows that there is a place called Bozeman, Montana.

    "Come visit Bozeman this summer for vactation . . ."

    "See the lovely lakes . . . "

    "Please leave your passwords at the door . . ."

    "What out for the moose . . ."

    --
    Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
  3. Re:Bozeman? by chip_s_ahoy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, it was. But Vulcans don't give up theirs passwords.

    So they were evicted with GUNS!!!!

  4. Re:Wow, worldwide backlashes. by siloko · · Score: 3, Funny

    I read: Re:Wow, worldwide backslashes.

    I thought you were proposing some new installation art. Big, fluffy backslashes shrewdly placed next to global landmarks to signify the growing dominance of technology over world culture.

  5. Re:Myths and History by vlad30 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Reality is 9/10th of the law.

    perception is reality

    therefore

    perception is 9/10 of the law

    --
    Your'e all thinking it, I just said it for you
  6. Re:Myths and History by unlametheweak · · Score: 4, Funny

    Reality is 9/10th of the law.

    perception is reality

    therefore

    perception is 9/10 of the law

    Laws are meant to be broken. - Ref some Wall Street lawyer

  7. Re:Myths and History by cbiltcliffe · · Score: 3, Funny

    The people who thought up this scheme are obviously stupid. How do people get into Management?

    I would think the statement answers the question..... :-)

    --
    "City hall" in German is "Rathaus" Kinda explains a few things......
  8. Re:If you have nothing to hide... by baKanale · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is fucking Bozeman, Montana, which no one had heard of until they pulled this stunt.

    In Star Trek: First Contact, Zefram Cochrane launched the Phoenix from a missile silo just outside Bozeman, Montana. But yeah, that's about it.