A recent article in Network World points out how important your online reputation is, especially when looking for a government job. The city of Bozeman, Montana is demanding that, as part of a background check, job applicants submit their usernames and passwords.
“Please list any and all, current personal or business websites, web pages or memberships on any Internet-based chat rooms, social clubs or forums, to include, but not limited to: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, YouTube.com, MySpace, etc.,” the City form states. There are then three lines where applicants can list the Web sites, their user names and log-in information and their passwords.
The move raises significant privacy concerns and, as the article notes, may even violate the Terms of Service for these sites. Reputation.com advises readers to never disclose their passwords to anyone in order to maintain their online security and privacy.
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