Aliases are NOT public information.

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Aliases are NOT public information.

 

 

I didn't say aliases were. I said that searching for an applicants name was.

It is public information though. Sneaky, dishonest and stalkerish would be obtaining information that wasn't available to the public. In the end, the internet never forgets. And it is a legitimate source of information.

 

 

It also can be a misleading one. Someone could create a Myspace page in my name and put pictures of me on there and make it look like I am the reincarnation of Hitler. There is nothing to stop them from doing that. If someone specifically wants to hinder my life and advancement they can do it with some pictures and creative writing.

I also think that if you're applying for a job, and this is a part of the requirement, then you have no issues with it. If you don't want the information known, then you don't apply for the job if it's a requirement. In this case, the choice is in the applicants court.

It also can be a misleading one. Someone could create a Myspace page in my name and put pictures of me on there and make it look like I am the reincarnation of Hitler. There is nothing to stop them from doing that. If someone specifically wants to hinder my life and advancement they can do it with some pictures and creative writing.

 

 

And, if you read the article, they suggest searching the internet for yourself frequently to ensure that what's out there is what you want out there. You can have fake my space accounts removed, for instance.

I also think that if you're applying for a job, and this is a part of the requirement, then you have no issues with it. If you don't want the information known, then you don't apply for the job if it's a requirement. In this case, the choice is in the applicants court.

 

 

If a business required you to submit to a thorough family history along with a litany of friends and who you have associated with at one point in time? How is that relevant to your job and ability? How is that relevant to what you can do and how well you can do it? If someone wants to search me on the internet there isn't much they could get out of me as my profiles are in general private, but I would NEVER want to give out any alias I use on blogs.

And, if you read the article, they suggest searching the internet for yourself frequently to ensure that what's out there is what you want out there. You can have fake my space accounts removed, for instance.

 

 

Riiight, spend what little free time I have pouring over the internet to make sure there are no attempts to smear me on there. I would think a business would put more stock in an interview than something like that.

I didn't say aliases were. I said that searching for an applicants name was.

But Obama is not limiting searches to applicants' names. He is requiring applicants to divulge aliases.

If a business required you to submit to a thorough family history along with a litany of friends and who you have associated with at one point in time? How is that relevant to your job and ability? How is that relevant to what you can do and how well you can do it? If someone wants to search me on the internet there isn't much they could get out of me as my profiles are in general private, but I would NEVER want to give out any alias I use on blogs.

 

Apparently that was relevant to many in Obama's candidacy. Why shouldn't employers also protect their images with such a search? As an employ, you represent your place of employment.

 

I assume you have no problem with credit checks being done in the course of the interview process?

Apparently that was relevant to many in Obama's candidacy. Why shouldn't employers also protect their images with such a search? As an employ, you represent your place of employment.

 

I assume you have no problem with credit checks being done in the course of the interview process?

 

 

The same people that railed against someone trying to nail him on past associations are doing the same thing to people they might hire now. THAT bothers me too. Don't say one thing then do another. Stay consistent especially if you are in the spotlight.

 

Actually I do have a problem with credit checks as well.

Sieg Heil.

 

The same people that railed against someone trying to nail him on past associations are doing the same thing to people they might hire now. THAT bothers me too. Don't say one thing then do another. Stay consistent especially if you are in the spotlight.

 

Actually I do have a problem with credit checks as well.

 

 

I can't remember the last time I applied for a job that didn't require a background check that included a credit check.

I can't remember the last time I applied for a job that didn't require a background check that included a credit check.

 

 

I don't mind a job checking your criminal background, but someone who has credit problems(quite frankly) needs a job and I don't see how it is even relevant to the hiring process.

I don't mind a job checking your criminal background, but someone who has credit problems(quite frankly) needs a job and I don't see how it is even relevant to the hiring process.

 

 

I can see how it is relevant for some jobs. I work from home and have a stack of my companies checks in my file cabinet. If my home is about ready to be forclosed on, that is probably something my company would want to know.

Question, are you guys for or against the Patriot Act?

I'm against what the Patriot Act has become.

 

The talk show hosts are worried about the Fairness Act of 2009. I think we should all worry about the Sedition Act of 2011 should the Democrats secure their majority in the Senate in 2010.