Kolya on 15/1/2010 at 09:23
Quote Posted by Melan
I am not sure that's the most important thing here.
I'm pretty sure it is, because the thread title says so.
Enchantermon on 15/1/2010 at 18:10
Quote Posted by Pyrian
Well, yes, I would not hesitate to state exactly that, although if you're putting up photos you don't want public you shouldn't make them public in the first place, which is different. (Facebook
does have privacy settings, doesn't it?) Setting something to "friends only"
is creating an expectation of privacy, even if it's on the 'net and might very well get leaked beyond your control.
Facebook does indeed have privacy settings; with the new ones you can lock photos (and other things as well) to Friends and Networks, Friends of Friends and Only Friends. So then, unless the interviewer falls into one of those categories, then they will not see your photo. As you said, you shouldn't make it public if you wouldn't be comfortable with everyone seeing it.
I would agree that this does create a certain sense of privacy. If an interviewer asked your friend to look at your photos and notify him/her of anything unscrupulous, I would say that this is an invasion of privacy, because the interviewer is attempting to get access to something to which you have been explicitly denied access.
st.patrick on 15/1/2010 at 18:21
Quote Posted by Enchantermon
If an interviewer asked your friend to look at your photos and notify him/her of anything unscrupulous, I would say that this is an invasion of privacy, because the interviewer is attempting to get access to something to which you have been explicitly denied access.
I would hardly consider such person a friend of mine.
Nameless Voice on 15/1/2010 at 19:15
I seem to recall that it's meant to be illegal - in Ireland, at least - for an employer to ask a prospective employee to log into their Facebook account and let them look at the private data there. That's not the same thing as the employer looking at publicly-available data from their own account, however.
Bakerman on 15/1/2010 at 21:06
Quote Posted by Jackablade
I act online exactly as I do offline, or at least I try to, and if somebody I don't know can enjoy 'knowing' me then all the better.
Also, like I said earlier if you don't hire me because of something you see on Facebook I probably wouldn't have enjoyed working with you anyway.
I'm sorry, these two statements just seem at odds with each other. If your FB page reflects who you really are, why would you begrudge a potential employer for making a decision based on it?
Swiss Mercenary on 15/1/2010 at 22:08
Quote:
...If your FB page reflects who you really are when you aren't on a payroll...
Fixed it.
SubJeff on 15/1/2010 at 23:10
Quote Posted by Bakerman
I'm sorry, these two statements just seem at odds with each other. If your FB page reflects who you really are, why would you begrudge a potential employer for making a decision based on it?
He never said that. In fact he said the opposite.
Enchantermon on 16/1/2010 at 01:24
Quote Posted by st.patrick
I would hardly consider such person a friend of mine.
I never said your friend agreed, just that an unscrupulous employer might ask him or her to do it.
Bakerman on 16/1/2010 at 03:42
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
He never said that. In fact he said the opposite.
There's a little ambiguity, I just realised, but I interpreted it to mean that it's not a very nice thing to do to make a decision about whether to hire someone based on what you see on their FB page.
If an employer looks at your FB page and it makes them think you're a dick, isn't it reasonable to not hire you? (Especially if that's a reflection of who you really are.) Of course, taking other factors like aptitude and an interview into account.
sdcards on 16/1/2010 at 06:59
Even facebook has been online since long time but still could not get time for facebook.
