I put my facebook account on hold awhile back; but if I decide to reactivate it and if I'm ever job hunting again during that time, I'll probably either just make a fake facebook account or I'll have two separate accounts: one for inappropriate shenanigans/goofing off with friends... and another for serious business, completely devoid of anything that could possibly be deemed inappropriate.
Although, I kind of doubt it would ever get to that point as I prefer to be my own boss, but I'm curious as to what those of you on HN might have to say about this hack(;))/idea. I'm sure it isn't new.
I think the point is that people shouldn't have to do this. Making multiple facebook accounts to fool the moronic employer who thinks they need to look at your facebook account is just a string of fail where no one benefits at all.
Very good point. Sadly more people don't have the same outlook, so this invasion of privacy will probably continue for as long as it's allowed. I think talking about it like we're doing now is the best thing we can do - bring awareness to the issue. We'll reach a point where employers no longer snoop into our personal business (at least not so blatantly) when the vast majority say, "Nope, sorry."
I guess as new technologies develop that allow easier access to more and more information about our personal lives, it will take some time for the privacy issues and standards to smooth out.
Although, I kind of doubt it would ever get to that point as I prefer to be my own boss, but I'm curious as to what those of you on HN might have to say about this hack(;))/idea. I'm sure it isn't new.