When an employer asks you for your Facebook ID or password, what will you do?
From India, Gurgaon
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They may ask for your Facebook ID and password. Why do HR people ask for your password? By seeing your profile, they may understand your attitude and culture, that's it. If they are forcing you for the password, tell them that you can't give it to them.
From India, Hyderabad
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From India, Hyderabad
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Your Facebook profile is your personal profile. I think you should never share your password with your HR.
From India, New Delhi
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From India, New Delhi
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Asking for a Facebook ID is okay, but asking for a password is unacceptable. It is like someone asking for your ATM PIN. I do not think any employer has the right to ask for someone's personal ID password, and the employee has every right to deny it. If it is a corporate page Facebook ID/password, you have to give it; otherwise, don't bother.
From Uganda
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From Uganda
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under no circumstances, password of anything of personal nature must be shared with any one incl. employer. Will you share your ATM or internet password for your bank account? Thanks, Kuldeep
From India, Amritsar
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From India, Amritsar
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Everyone deserves privacy. A password/ID is exclusively a personal identity that should remain out of bounds for everyone, be it the employer or anyone else. Otherwise, you will be allowing the employer entry into your personal self, no matter how far you may not know initially.
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S.K. Johri
From India, Delhi
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Regards,
S.K. Johri
From India, Delhi
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The Practice of Asking for a Facebook Password
The practice of asking for a Facebook password is wrong. You should refuse to give it and, in fact, reconsider whether you should join such a company. Facebook has already issued statements in the USA, in court, that the practice is unacceptable and constitutes unfair labor practice. Furthermore, they have stated that giving your Facebook password is an offense under the Facebook user terms (we all signed it when opening a Facebook account) as it allows someone to pretend to be you (masquerade).
It is an offense under most country laws to use a fake name to engage in online activity (as distinct from a screen name/avatar). It can actually lead to criminal liability both for the user and the HR manager concerned under the Information Technology Act of 2000.
From India, Mumbai
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The practice of asking for a Facebook password is wrong. You should refuse to give it and, in fact, reconsider whether you should join such a company. Facebook has already issued statements in the USA, in court, that the practice is unacceptable and constitutes unfair labor practice. Furthermore, they have stated that giving your Facebook password is an offense under the Facebook user terms (we all signed it when opening a Facebook account) as it allows someone to pretend to be you (masquerade).
It is an offense under most country laws to use a fake name to engage in online activity (as distinct from a screen name/avatar). It can actually lead to criminal liability both for the user and the HR manager concerned under the Information Technology Act of 2000.
From India, Mumbai
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