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Re: book "1984"--modern privacy

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On 2015-12-19, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Dec 2015, Jorgen Grahn wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 2015-12-14, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>> ...
>>> Today, is it _really_ true that a college kid's antics posted
>>> on social media will indeed come back to haunt him/her when
>>> he applies for job?  There have been some articles on it, but
>>> do modern employers really check that stuff for applicants
>>> and blackball anyone with a nasty history?  (I don't know
>>> what checking is done for young applicants today.)
>>
>> That's what my morning paper says -- that everyone who's hiring
>> googles the name and checks Facebook/Linkedin/etc.
>>
>> If that's true, I hope they apply some common sense.  People have
>> different persona; when at work, people won't behave as they does when
>> stoned and amongst childhood friends.
>>
> We just had an election here in Canada in October.  At least one candidate 
> (and I think more) had to back out of the election when something posted 
> on Facebook was pointed out.
>
> The one I remember was a teenager at the time, and was facing some 
> "bullying" based on being Muslim.  So she fired back, in the way that 
> teenagers do, and that caused her to give up the election.
>
> It's interesting, someone older than a certain age doesn't have this 
> problem, because that sort of thing didnt' exist.  Even if you were online 
> fairly early, most of that stuff is gone, the BBSs and AOL and other 
> outlets.  Maybe someone would regret something said on Usenet decades ago, 
> but maybe that's less likely to be found.
>
> People want their continuity now, so not only does the old stuff remain, 
> but it's connected with them right now.

Local couple were caught in an insurance fraud here when the 
insurance man discovered that her picture was in his Facebook page.
(It constantly amazes me that people with history that they don't
want to be known will still go for election)


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greymaus
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book "1984"--modern privacy hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-14 06:57 -0800
  Re: book "1984"--modern privacy Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-14 10:21 -0500
  Re: book "1984"--modern privacy Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2015-12-14 07:40 -0800
  Re: book "1984"--modern privacy Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-19 09:09 +0000
    Re: book "1984"--modern privacy Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-19 10:02 -0500
      Re: book "1984"--modern privacy mausg@mail.com - 2015-12-19 16:07 +0000
    Re: book "1984"--modern privacy JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-12-19 12:31 -0600
    Re: book "1984"--modern privacy Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-12-20 09:25 +0000
    Re: book "1984"--modern privacy "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-12-21 14:19 -0600

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