http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qm_MGjl4R8&feature=PlayList&p=A52B35DDC022CCDF&playnext_from=PL&index=1&playnext=2
In this clip, lawyer Oren Saltzman talks about how employee background checks are going cyber and more employers are checking their potential employees out online at social networking sites. These employers are not only scanning profiles but are also legally allowed to email and message the applicant’s friends to find out more information about the applicant. Legally, this is permissible as long as the employer doesn’t discriminate with what they find (sexual orientation as an example). I knew that potential or current employers could look at someone’s profiles but I never knew it was legal for them to message our friends and try to find out information about us. I felt like this was a complete invasion of privacy but as Saltzman says, the law hasn’t really caught up with this.
Christine Kelemen
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