Not sure who's dumber -- the person working for the City that decides this is actually a good idea, or the person applying for the job who actually gives them their user name and password on the job application.
If you're the kind of person applying for a municipal job in Bozeman, MT, it's probably very smart to comply with this request. Which is why cities shouldn't be making it.
From the article: "No one has ever removed his or her name from consideration for a job due to the request, Sullivan added."
This reminds me of the Milgram Experiment, in that very few will refuse authorities orders on even severe matters (in the experiment it was potentially killing someone), so why are people going to refuse it on something seen to be as trivial as a facebook password. However, this is a breach of one of the fundamental human rights, the privacy of thought which in the US has been extended, in some cases, to entire laptops at border crossings.
I miss Bozeman, MT, but this is one of the reasons I'll never be returning. I guarantee that most of the population there doesn't see why this would be a big deal. Drunk driving is a forgivable offense, actin' up on the internet is not.
Really? I spend a summer working in Glacier Park, and I have a friend who lives out there, but I just can't understand what aspect of "actin' up on the internet" would be intolerable. Are they just trying to figure out if you're some type of sexual freak or pervert, or what?