Facebook: Your boss asks for your password, we'll sue him! Maybe

Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

Re: Do what I'd do...

I did just that recently in a Job Interview.

Q: What are your Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ID's.

A: I'm awfully sorry. I don't have an account on any of those services.

Then I spent the rest of the interview defending my so called 'Luddite' attitude.

My simple explanation was that, yes I was on LinkedIn once. I linked up with some old friends. From their lax security, someone else was able to find out a lot about me and my history. They then attempted to steal an my Identity. This attack included forging a passport and other documents in my name. Then they 'sold' my car on the internet.

It took me more than a year to fix my identity.

After 30 minutes of being called a luddite, I walked out with the parting words,

'The world would be a better place if more people were concerned about their privacy. If exposing myself on the internet is a condition of employment then I'm not interested'.

Anon naturally.

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