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I know I wouldn’t. That’s a true violation, but a man in Baltimore was recently asked for his social media passwords when he reapplied for his former job as a corrections offer, and to make matters worse, he had to watch as his personal page and its postings were perused by an investigator during the interview!
These dayum jobs are going way to far! What’s next? Bank account and voice mail PINs?
Full story below:
Robert Collins, 29, complained to the American Civil Liberties Union that his privacy had been invaded after he was digitally violated digitally violated during the background check.
In an interview Wednesday morning, Collins said his immediate reaction to the investigator’s request “was one of disgust and shock,” but he was told such demands were “part of the hiring process.”
Collins, who was a previous employee of the Maryland Department of Corrections, re-applied for the job after takeing a four-month leave of absence last year after his mother died.
He said he had “no choice” but to agree to the investigator’s demand.
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services released a statement saying:
“If any information is provided by an applicant it is done so voluntarily. If an applicant does not provide this information, it is not held against them and the interview process moves forward.”
But Collins said that was never indicated to him, “nor was that the implication, nor was there any mention that it was a voluntary process,” he explained.
“I felt like if I didn’t comply completely with the process I wouldn’t get my job back, that I would no longer be considered for reinstatement to my position,” said Collins, who has two children.
“I felt I was being treated like a person who had committed a crime, and that my whole life was being scrutinized under a microscope.”
According to Collins, the re-certification process included a 2010 November interview where an investigator asked for, among other things some very private information regarding his use of social media.
“He began to ask me which networks I had the social media accounts on. Then he began to request user name and password information, personal log in information for this stuff,” stated Collins.
The information he was asked to give, he says, was bothersome because he felt his privacy and that of his Facebook friends was being invaded and that’s the reason he called the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), who has been fighting that policy since late last year.
“Hopefully, we’ll be able to resolve it quickly and we’re able to ensure it stops in Maryland, that it doesn’t go to other Maryland agencies, and it doesn’t go to other governments across the country,” says Meredith Curtis with the ACLU.
In a response to the ACLU, explained that gang activity was the primary reason for their request to delve into applicants personal networking activities:
“The department’s efforts to explore an applicant’s behavior on social media networks stems not from a desire to invade personal privacy, but rather from a legitimate and serious concern with the infiltration of gangs into our prisons,” Maynard wrote in his letter to Sara N. Love, president of the ACLU’s Maryland chapter.
“I am sure you would agree that permitting applicants who engage in illegal activities, or have gang affiliations, to be employed as correctional officers compromises the safety of all inmates and employees within our prison walls.”
In the meantime, the State Division of Corrections has backed off, saying it will suspend such demands for 45 days during a review of the matter and Collins has been given his old job back.
I guess all is well that ends well.
Would you give up your Twitter/Facebook passwords for your dream job??
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uh hell no I wouldn’t!
Sidebar: that pic of Tiny…very nice! Almost didn’t recognize her (beautiful pic Thad)
Nope!!
What next, pap smear, and stool samples.
In the words of Ms. Sophia in The Color Purple, “Heeeylll Nawl”.
NOPE
Yes
For what reason!!Really.. So they cn post stuff on my account..Im sorry ..If its meant for me to have it God will grant it it!!!They are getting a lil to dam noisy..Dont u think
NO WAY
First if i can remember them hell yea then i would close that account and start anotha one
Is that like SUPER photoshopped?? Tiny looks GREAT…and that has nothing to do with the post! LOL!!!!!
Hell to the naw!!!
Absolutely not!!! They wouldn’t give me theirs!!!
What was he thinking. My people my people wake the hell up.
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I know fr da get it had to be a Black applicant. they would not dare ask a white person to do that. This country has such bigots. U know y this so-called interviewer ask that, cause they don’t know shyat about HR laws. That’s clearly a violation & should be pursued legally.
:-/???;)
HELL NO.
HELL NO.
LMAO Hell to the NOOOOOOOOOO smdh
NOPE..if u do then what will be next…they will want to know what side of the bed u sleep on.
NOPE..if u do then what will be next…they will want to know what side of the bed u sleep on.
I sure would as soon as they give me a key to their house and car….
I sure would as soon as they give me a key to their house and car….
and check book
and check book
Hell no! That’s like giving up my idenity so you can steal from me.
Hell no! That’s like giving up my idenity so you can steal from me.
If it’s my dream job and I’m making dream money….yup cause I can always go anonymous
If it’s my dream job and I’m making dream money….yup cause I can always go anonymous
When all else fails, use the "do you want gangs in your backyard?" card! bullshit. I hate when the government "snitches" on itself to try to scare you into doing something that’s not necessary.
So the only real way for you to know that a person is in a gang is by searching their twitter/facebook accounts? C’mon state gov’t, you can do better than that! Especially, when dealing with black people.
LOL My husband don’t even have my password to any of my accounts…so I sure as hell won’t give it up for no job SMH crazy!
Wat you said Anita… I surely will but will get me a whole new account lmbo…
No, they can just request to be my friend and get denied.
nope i would freeze the account with a disclaimer – stating i am protecting by the 1st amendment and that I am on hitatus and for those whom are my real friends will have to text me.
I would cause money talks and the bs that I post on Facebook and Twitter is not going to take care of my son & I. I had to log into my account to get hired on with the police department, but they didn’t ask for my password. They had me log-on and they just strolled down my page. They didn’t really check anything, just a quick stroll down my page and that was it. If survival means more to you than Facebook or Twitter then you do what you have to do!!
Nope cuz once they saw the stuff I post on twitter they’d fire me. LMAO. #aintworthit
In a heartbeat.
Only if my employer/supervisor give me his/her password
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Why would they want it? Borders on invasion of privacy. I don’t understand why ppl are making social networks sooo important to effect their livelihood. It is a relaxation for some. crazy. some employers look you up on fb to see who you are before they hire you. crazy information media world.
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