put nothing on the internet that you don't want exposed
IMHO, it's not the exposure I'm worried about, but the discrimination that follows. Getting drunk at a party and posting pictures on Facebook should not be grounds for you getting rejected at an interview.
Also, talking about exposure, companies that found/asked for my social security number or home address, then exposed it on the Internet, should not be surprised when I sue them for huge amounts of money (I'm doing it right now and the only question is how much money I can win).
"Getting drunk at a party and posting pictures on Facebook should not be grounds for you getting rejected at an interview."
I agree with the OP - If you don't want to be discriminated against, keep it off the internet, or it can be used against you.
The only exceptions that I can think of would be those aspects that are considered "protected" - I'm in the rather liberal (but at-will-employment) California, so that includes (at last count, they've probably added more, "age (if over 35), ancestry, color, race, sex (gender), religion, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, or sexual orientation." - Everything else is fair game. And certainly, drunk pictures of you on facebook would fall within the realm that an employer might reasonably discriminate against you.
If you don't want it used against you, don't place it on the internet, despite the level of protection/encryption/privacy policy you think you have protecting you. The elcomsofts of the world are likely to make your private information less so more quickly than you would think.
>Getting drunk at a party and posting pictures on Facebook should not be grounds for you getting rejected at an interview.
it just provides additional information about you - type of drinks, environment, your friends/girls ... - i mean looking at some pictures one may want to join the party, while looking at others - "thanks, no".
Also, talking about exposure, companies that found/asked for my social security number or home address, then exposed it on the Internet, should not be surprised when I sue them for huge amounts of money (I'm doing it right now and the only question is how much money I can win).