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&lt;p&gt;Think it stinks to be asked for you Facebook log ins at a job interview?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good news: so does Facebook.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a note published on the social media website early this morning, &lt;span&gt;Erin Egan, the Chief Privacy Officer, Policy makes it clear that he doesn&#39;t really appreciate employers undermining &lt;span&gt;all the work Facebook has done to give users privacy control.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;He also sternly warned employers against accidental viewing of &quot;protected group&quot; information which could lead to legal trouble. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Of course, Egan knows what he&#39;s talking about: Facebook, especially with its new timeline layout, documents everything from age, marital status, ethnic background, citizenship, and sexual orientation, just to name a few. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;If an interviewer asks to view this information in the context of an interview then doesn&#39;t hire the candidate, they&#39;re opening the company up to all kinds of discrimination complaints, claims, and suits.&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;There&#39;s also a question of the safety of the person&#39;s contacts on Facebook, who have nothing to do with the interview process, and can&#39;t legally give their permission to have their information released. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Since privacy settings often grant &quot;friends&quot; more access to personal stuff on Facebook, a recruiter logged into a strangers account would have free reign of photos, status updates, and more--which could lead to trouble down the road if, as Egan notes, &quot;responsibilities... arise based on different types of information (e.g. if the information suggests the commission of a crime).&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Though promises for action are general at this point, Egan promises users that &quot;Facebook takes your privacy seriously,&quot; and that the company will take some kind of action soon, &quot;whether by engaging policymakers or, where appropriate, by initiating legal action,&#160; including by shutting down applications that abuse their priveleges.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;--Cathy Vandewater, Vault.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read More: &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-and-privacy/protecting-your-passwords-and-your-privacy/326598317390057&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Protecting Your Password and Your Privacy&lt;/a&gt; (Facebook)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/blog/workplace-issues/should-you-share-your-facebook-password-with-your-employer/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Should You Share Your Facebook Password With Your Employer?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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