I saw in the paper the other day that some employers, during the interview process, will ask the applicant for their login ID and password for their Facebook (or other social media site) account, so the potential employer could “screen” the type of activities that the potential employee engages in. Let me say this first: NEVER share your login ID and/or password with ANYONE. EVER.

This is justified by the businesses in question as necessary because they have to vet the applicant, and most applicants are smart enough to have the privacy on their Facebook account set to “Private” so only certain details can be seen by anyone outside their circle of friends. I understand their reasoning, but in no way do I think this is ethical (we’ll skip the legal ramifications, since I am not a lawyer).

However, I do see one way around this: Ask for a full disclosure of their financial accounts. Scaled, it’s the same thing. They don’t want to hire someone who acts irresponsibly, you don’t want to work for someone who is going to close shop and owe you a paycheck (been there, done that, didn’t even get a t-shirt). They are not going to open their books to you, so don’t open your “book” to them. They want to know you better? That’s what the references are for. And if you really need to know what their financial picture is like, do research on the company you are applying to – although you should already be doing that.

Bottom line: Don’t give out your login ID and Password to a potential employer – or anyone else. Keep looking, the company who asks you to compromise on personal security would also ask you to compromise your professional ethics.

Chat ya later…

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The following words are keyed to attract the attention of the DHS and the NSA – including the new “Spy Center” in Bluffdale, UT: Terrorism Al Qaeda (all spellings) Terror Attack Iraq Afghanistan Iran Pakistan Agro Environmental terrorist Eco terrorism Conventional weapon Target Weapons grade Dirty bomb Enriched Nuclear Chemical weapon Biological weapon Ammonium nitrate Improvised explosive device IED (Improvised Explosive Device) Abu Sayyaf Hamas FARC (Armed Revolutionary Forces Colombia) IRA (Irish Republican Army) ETA (Euskadi ta Askatasuna) Basque Separatists Hezbollah Tamil Tigers PLF (Palestine Liberation Front) PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) Car bomb Jihad Taliban Weapons cache Suicide bomber Suicide attack Suspicious substance AQAP (AL Qaeda Arabian Peninsula) AQIM (Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb) TTP (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan) Yemen Pirates Extremism Somalia Nigeria Radicals Al-Shabaab Home grown Plot Nationalist Recruitment Fundamentalism Islamist Emergency Hurricane Tornado Twister Tsunami Earthquake Tremor Flood Storm Crest Temblor Extreme weather Forest fire Brush fire Ice Stranded/Stuck Help Hail Wildfire Tsunami Warning Center Magnitude Avalanche Typhoon Shelter-in-place Disaster Snow Blizzard Sleet Mud slide or Mudslide Erosion Power outage Brown out Warning Watch Lightening Aid Relief Closure Interstate Burst Emergency Broadcast System Cyber security Botnet DDOS (dedicated denial of service) Denial of service Malware Virus Trojan Keylogger Cyber Command 2600 Spammer Phishing Rootkit Phreaking Cain and abel Brute forcing Mysql injection Cyber attack Cyber terror Hacker China Conficker Worm Scammers Social media

So it would appear that Obama(THHO) stimulused Facebook. He had to have, there is no other explanation for how badly it’s been reworked unless he was involved somehow – he must have spoken at a staff meeting at Facebook, or something, and the Obama(THHO) Effect worked it’s magic on Facebook software.

In case you didn’t notice, I’m not a big fan of Facebook’s change. I’m also not a big fan of the Obama(THHO) Effect.

I am becoming a bigger fan of Google+, if only for the fact that BINF. (because it’s not facebook)

Need an invite? I have a few left, let me know and I’ll send one your way.

Oh, and wear red today. Support our troops – they need to know that We, The People, support them and believe in them and their mission.

Chat ya later…

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!

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If you are reading this, thank you. It means you haven’t given up on me. You still pop in here once in a while to see if I’ve written anything lately, and for that, I am grateful. Not very prolific in the communication sector, but grateful nonetheless.

I’ve been getting a bunch of “Commit to Vote” notes on Facebook. Since I’ve already voted by absentee ballot, I did commit to vote, but I’m not going to join that movement (or any other movements that require this) because they demand access to your information so they can spam you later … along with all your Facebook Friends. And, being the kind, loving guy that I am, I’m not going to force you all to face that kind of intrusion if I can help it.

Speaking of voting – the AFA sent out it’s very helpful voting guide today. However, since I’ve already voted … I’ve decided that information after the fact is no longer needed. I unsubscribed. I am unsubbing to a lot of things that I used to think I needed.

Oh, and as a reminder – vote next Tuesday. I don’t care who you personally feel you need to vote for, although if you are a regular here or at any of the Daily Reads over in the sidebar, you will be voting for “Not The Incumbent No Matter Who They Are” and flushing that transparent bowl of DC. The important thing is to vote. This country needs to hear from the majority – and I don’t think the majority is a group of left-leaning extremists who want to coddle everyone from cradle to grave on the public dime.

I’m also considering unsubscribing from Facebook. Just another time suck that is eating away at the family time. Heh – remember the old horror movies where the computers were trying to take over the humans? And the humans were trying to prevent it? Who knew that the fictional part of that one would be the humans trying to prevent it from happening?

Chat ya later…

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!