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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. Don't bring your home life to work by odin84gk · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I will not work for a company that wants to bring their home drama to work with them. Simple as that.

  2. Re:Obligatory by fyngyrz · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Yes. Unfortunately, it is also very bad advice.

    The exposed nail gets hammered down, and very much so in US employment today.

    --
    I've fallen off your lawn, and I can't get up.
  3. Re:Facebook is for the clueless by Obfuscant · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Some of us actually have friends though, so your solution won't work for us.

    Quite astute of you, sir. It was nearly impossible for anyone to have any friends before Facebook was created, and likewise nearly impossible to keep in touch with any of them prior to Mr. Zuckerberg's fine accomplishemt.

    And now that Facebook has been created, all previous forms of communications that any of the very very few people who DID have friends have been disabled, effectively preventing anyone who is not on Facebook from having any friends at all.