This puts a tingle in my jingle [Social Media Background checks]
This is to do with Bad Ideas, Social-circles and ultimately, money.
I found this blog post on Gizmodo about how employers are now beginning to scan potential recruits' Facebook and Online pages as well as habits. This does concern me, but like people say with anything potentially bad - "you should only feel guilty if you've done something wrong".
Ok well taking that logic, this program which was used even hilighted the word "dick" and then went on to find other things the targets had put online. Everyone has, at one point or another, got something put online which can be used against them, but only if they don't realise what an idiot they are and how it can be used against them.
Lately, Facebook have been putting up facial recognition which is a huge no-no. Why? Because if you put enough of your photos up and say who they are, then along comes the next version of this program and it will then scan for images of you. I'm confident enough to bet on it.
So how does this relate to money? Well when you next apply for a job, they may ask you for your email and other details. By giving them this, they can scan any other details you have handed over during the interview and/or CV stage.
As a tip, I urge you all to:
I suppose it's the last bit that makes me get a tingle. I feel like Neo or some equivalent being asked about my life and lying to their smug faces. Be honest, be business-like, and most of all, be subjective
Relevant song.
I found this blog post on Gizmodo about how employers are now beginning to scan potential recruits' Facebook and Online pages as well as habits. This does concern me, but like people say with anything potentially bad - "you should only feel guilty if you've done something wrong".
Ok well taking that logic, this program which was used even hilighted the word "dick" and then went on to find other things the targets had put online. Everyone has, at one point or another, got something put online which can be used against them, but only if they don't realise what an idiot they are and how it can be used against them.
Lately, Facebook have been putting up facial recognition which is a huge no-no. Why? Because if you put enough of your photos up and say who they are, then along comes the next version of this program and it will then scan for images of you. I'm confident enough to bet on it.
So how does this relate to money? Well when you next apply for a job, they may ask you for your email and other details. By giving them this, they can scan any other details you have handed over during the interview and/or CV stage.
As a tip, I urge you all to:
- Use an alternative, or number of different email addresses
- Either put your Facebook to max privacy and delete potential leaks via "friends" or set up an alternate, trusted one. Failing that, get rid of it. Same goes for Twitter, etc.
- Make sure your &T alias is not linked to you in real life. I am guilty of not making this completely proof, but am working on it. Thankfully only my ex knows my alias, and I think she's gone long enough.
- If asked about online activity, don't be a loudmouth.
- Don't then brag about stuff once you settle into your job. That said, if any photos are taken, don't be tagged in them, or just lead a double life. Don't socialise with the idiot robots you have to work with.
I suppose it's the last bit that makes me get a tingle. I feel like Neo or some equivalent being asked about my life and lying to their smug faces. Be honest, be business-like, and most of all, be subjective
Relevant song.
Comments
And the good thing about all this is that all this changes so regularly that it's all redundant in a month or so as I like to switch things up a lot.
You must be behind the times, man. Facebook is already using the facial recognition to try to tag pictures of you. It's not completely working yet, but it asked me if I wanted to participate in it the other day, and as a default it was turned on. Kinda disturbing (Really disturbing).
Thankfully, 99% of the time I follow that little list you posted there. I'm always kinda perplexed as to why everybody doesn't follow a list like that. All it takes is not adding the employer to your facespace and changing the account settings so that not every Tom, Dick and Harry can read everything about you. Though it doesn't help that everything on there is set to the least amount of security by default.
I've gone on there a few times and found that settings I changed were reverted to the least secure after their "Privacy updates".
Still, people really need to be educated about this, seems like nobody is or cares. It's sad...