City of Bozeman Abandons Hiring Policy on Social Media Passwords
By Courtney Lowery, 6-22-09
When news broke late last week that the City of Bozeman was requiring online social media passwords from job applicants, it ignited a veritable firestorm.
See Sharon Fisher’s story here on the controversy.
The city was inundated with feedback and, according to KBZK in Bozeman, officials immediately took heed. From Dan Boyce at KBZK:
The City of Bozeman has decided it will no longer ask job applicants for social networking user names and passwords following a worldwide outrage to the hiring policy.
“Effective at noon today, the City of Bozeman permanently ceased the practice of requesting that candidates selected for positions under a provisional job offer to provide their user names or passwords for candidates Internet sites,” Bozeman City Manager Chris Kukulski said Friday.
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