http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/06/19/us/AP-US-Internet-Background-Checks.html
New employees, and perhaps current ones (?), are being asked to provide details of all web-based accounts, including forums and social networking sites. Details are meant to include usernames and passwords. Maybe we should have a user category of "Public employees in Bozeman, Montana" just in case... I doubt this turns into a new wave of intrusiveness, at least in the near future, but its disturbing even as an isolated case. For the legal types, any caselaw on whether employers (public or private) can demand this sort of information without violating the "implied right to privacy"? Nathan _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
