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* [http://www.collegerecruiter.com/weblog/2006/09/employers_using.php Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking: Is It Legal?] George Lenard, George's Employment Blawg. | * [http://www.collegerecruiter.com/weblog/2006/09/employers_using.php Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking: Is It Legal?] George Lenard, George's Employment Blawg. | ||
* [http://time-blog.com/work_in_progress/2008/05/googlestalking_your_interviewe.html Google-stalking your interviewer is smart]. Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, ''Time''. May 29, 2008. | * [http://time-blog.com/work_in_progress/2008/05/googlestalking_your_interviewe.html Google-stalking your interviewer is smart]. Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, ''Time''. May 29, 2008. | ||
===Privacy Resources=== | |||
* [http://www.slais.ubc.ca/COURSES/libr500/06-07-wt2/www2/S_Hintersteininger/home.htm Beyond the Job Interview: Unofficial Online Background Checks]. Stefan Hintersteininger. University of British Columbia. March 2007. | |||
* [http://epic.org/privacy/tools.html EPIC online guide to practical privacy tools]. Electronic Privacy Information Center. | |||
* [http://www.eff.org/wp/effs-top-12-ways-protect-your-online-privacy EFF's top 12 ways to protect your online privacy]. Stanton McCandlish, Electronic Frontier Foundation. Apr 10, 2002. | |||
===Other Links=== | ===Other Links=== | ||
* [http://www.spock.com Spock People Search]. Spock.com. | * [http://www.spock.com Spock People Search]. Spock.com. | ||
* [http://www.mybackgroundcheck.com/AboutUs.aspx MyBackGroundCheck.com] | * [http://www.mybackgroundcheck.com/AboutUs.aspx MyBackGroundCheck.com]. | ||
Revision as of 03:50, 1 August 2008
Study Guide
Some Issues
- Availability of Data. (Secure? Private? Is it accessible to anyone? How do you limit information exclusively to its intended audience.)
- Accuracy. (Is there inaccurate data attached to your online identity? Libel/Slander. What if the facts are just wrong?)
- Anonymity.
- "They should have known better than to..."
- Search. Find. Link. -> Repeat. -> Compile: Summary judgment.
- Purpose. Why do people investigate other people? (Ex: Human Resources; Customer/Client/Vendor Relations; Obsession/Stalking; Criminal Prosecution; Civil Litigation;
Links & Resources
Articles of Interest
- Facebook can ruin your life, and so can Myspace, Bebo... Ida Bergstrom, The Independent. Feb 10, 2008.
- Online snooping gets creepy. Anita Hamilton, Time. Aug 2, 2007.
- Alleged DUI killer's MySpace profile depicts youth consumed with money, drugs and graffiti. Stephanie Farr and Dafney Tales, Philadelphia Daily News. Jul 17, 2008.
- Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking: Is It Legal? George Lenard, George's Employment Blawg.
- Google-stalking your interviewer is smart. Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Time. May 29, 2008.
Privacy Resources
- Beyond the Job Interview: Unofficial Online Background Checks. Stefan Hintersteininger. University of British Columbia. March 2007.
- EPIC online guide to practical privacy tools. Electronic Privacy Information Center.
- EFF's top 12 ways to protect your online privacy. Stanton McCandlish, Electronic Frontier Foundation. Apr 10, 2002.
Other Links
- Spock People Search. Spock.com.
- MyBackGroundCheck.com.