[tjpnz]

>Facebook engineers know exactly what is going on, and I don't think they actually care.

I know of founders who would need to think carefully about even interviewing someone with Facebook on their resume. And I totally get these concerns given the attitude Facebook has towards the privacy of users.

[medecau]

> think carefully about even interviewing someone with Facebook on their resume

Good, engineers need to be accountable for their complicity.

[utouq]

What a witch hunt. This is akin to persecuting people for their politics.

[holstvoogd]

Well, engineers can have a lot of ethical responsibility. A resume that show you have no scruples doing unethical things is a fine way to gauge if someone is a suitable match.

Not much different then background checks for working in schools or what ever.

[tjpnz]

If a founder or person in charge of hiring views a candidate as a threat to either the business or their customers then they have every right to pass on that candidate.

[ryanlol]

>This is akin to persecuting people for their politics.

Whether or not this is a bad thing strictly depends on the politics.

[mkane848]

Accountability == Witch Hunt? Where have I heard this before...

[anonymousab]

Which is something people do. For example, you wouldn't hire someone who takes their politics to just-under-violent extremist levels, as it would be bad PR.

[medecau]

s/politics/ethics/