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FTC Okays Social Media Background Check Company

Posted by samzenpus on from the coming-back-to-haunt-you dept.

nonprofiteer writes "The FTC has dropped its investigation of a new company that runs social media background checks and ongoing Internet/social media monitoring of employees, determining its compliant with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. So make sure your gun photos are private and that you're not part of any 'Legalize marijuana' Facebook groups."

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  1. Re:Why guns? by contrapunctus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why would you need to 'hide' your gun photos?

    i know right? i spent a lot of hours in the gym on those guns.

  2. Re:and it begins by cultiv8 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're absolutely [filtered], I couldn't [filtered] more with your statement. It reminds me of the other day when I [redacted, don't want nobody to know this], which goes to prove [filtered] and [filtered] about my boss and the company for which I work. He may be a [filtered] but he always [filtered] and [filtered] and even [filtered] when [filtered] enters the room and says [filtered].

    Good god is this what my online conversations are going to become in the name of preserving and protecting my job?

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