Facebook password isnt your boss' business, March 22, 2012, CNN Tech

In this article it talks about how more companies are asking for access to possible employee’s facebook accounts. While at a job interview the boss will ask you to either give him your password so he can visit your page, or he asks you to friend him so he can look through his own page. I personally believe that this is ridiculous. For companies and bosses to be doing this, it completely violates personal privacy. In one example, Robert Collins was attempting to get a job as a correctional officer when he was asked for his username and password to his facebook account. He stated in the interview that he needed the job badly so he gave him the credentials. He was completely against doing this but he said that he felt like he had no choice. Forcing someone to give you access to their personal lives is where you should draw the line. No one should have to feel pressured into giving someone the right to their own personal lives. The ACLU is an organization that has been reporting on this issue for quite a while. They reported that over time it has gotten potentially higher that companies are now asking for personal credentials. The ACLU put up a facebook page showing all of these incidents and many people decided to reply. There were comments like “I consider it a violation of personal privacy” and “Will the next step be a request to a key to my house?” I completely agree with these two statements. No company should have any interest in your personal social life when looking to hire someone. They should rely on the resume and person in front of them and no additional information that is not given. Also, if law enforcement requires a search warrant to enter someone’s house, what makes a company think its ok for them to barge into someone’s private life on the internet? The internet and someone’s home have a very similar aspect when viewing it in this case. They both are considered someone’s personal information and that no one should be able to access them without a search warrant or granted permission by the owner.