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HELENA, Mont. - Job applicants with the city of Bozeman are finding that their private Internet discussions and pictures may not be so private after all.
The city is asking job seekers for the user names and passwords to Internet social networking or Web groups to which they belong. The decision is sparking an outcry from those who say the policy goes way too far.
-- Associated Press
I'd tell them to get their own porn, cripes! Is nothing sacred?
Though, I must say, I've thought of this issue before the Internet got big and popular. It used to freak me out when government jobs and investigations might demand your pen & paper diary. The prospect of such a thing frightened me. I fancied that there should be something like a confessional privilege when it comes to diaries - like talking to your priest. But I suppose such a privilege could be abused. In the post-1984 world, everything is fair game, and even being a mild-mannered diarist can have its hazards.
The city is asking job seekers for the user names and passwords to Internet social networking or Web groups to which they belong. The decision is sparking an outcry from those who say the policy goes way too far.
-- Associated Press
I'd tell them to get their own porn, cripes! Is nothing sacred?
Though, I must say, I've thought of this issue before the Internet got big and popular. It used to freak me out when government jobs and investigations might demand your pen & paper diary. The prospect of such a thing frightened me. I fancied that there should be something like a confessional privilege when it comes to diaries - like talking to your priest. But I suppose such a privilege could be abused. In the post-1984 world, everything is fair game, and even being a mild-mannered diarist can have its hazards.
