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Big Brother is Watching You.. Against the Use of Social Network Websites to Evaluate Employees Geoffrey Hohman CIS1055-07

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Big Brother is Watching You. Against the Use of Social Network Websites to Evaluate Employees. Geoffrey Hohman CIS1055-07. What is all the fuss about?. Headline News Souza Firing Background Checks 45% of employers screen candidates through social networking sites - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Big Brother is Watching You..

Against the Use of Social Network Websites to Evaluate Employees

Geoffrey Hohman CIS1055-07

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Headline News◦ Souza Firing

Background Checks◦ 45% of employers screen candidates through social

networking sites◦ Their findings concluded that 53% of these screened

candidates posted inappropriate information and photos

Other Firings◦ Roommate

What is all the fuss about?

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Souza Firing Video

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A social networking website is a means of displaying personal information online

It helps users connect with others who have shared interests, hobbies, and/or activities

Social Networking WebsitesFacebookMyspaceTwitterLinkedIn

What is a Social Networking Website?

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Background Checks Required

◦ Company Policy◦ Contract Clauses

Matching Company and Employee Interests Employee Conduct

◦ Illicit Behavior Unprofessional Immature

◦ Suspected Criminal Intent Employee Performance

Why would an employer check up on these sites for employee

activity?

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Invasion of privacy Impediment to our First Amendment rights?

◦ Labor Laws Personal Life vs. Work Life Acquired Maturity

Why this is wrong?

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Technically it is not illegal Much information is public Employers have the right to fire an employee without

due process Discrimination

Policies and Contract Clauses Fake Profiles

If this is wrong, how do employers get away with it?

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15%

55%

30%

Is it fair for employers to use social network websites in order to evaluate

employees?

YesNoSometimes

Research

Out of 20 Participants

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There are several possible methods of change:

Legal ProtectionStricter Profile SettingsEmployers must acquire consent from employeeEmployers must disclose that they actively search your

social networking profiles and pages

What Should Be Done

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Until proper legal action can be enforced against this behavior, we must protect ourselves

There are a few different ways to keep the employers at bay

Do not give your employer a reason to fire you

Take some precautionary steps to ensure your job security..

As a precaution…

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Take advantage of all security measures presented to you

Facebook SettingsDo not racy comments or any comment in

general that might upset your boss “My boss is an #$&@ing idiot and can go &@$%

himself!” = A BIG no-no as a Facebook statusUntag yourself in any photo that presents yourself in

a compromising manner

Precautionary Guide

K.I.S.S.

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Precautionary Guide Cont’d.

CENSORED

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Precautionary Guide Cont’d.

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This behavior is just plain wrong It is an unacceptable method of evaluation Employers should evaluate actual job

performance and not Facebook statuses, Tweets, and pictures displaying drunkenness

Something MUST be done before the situation spirals out of hand

Conclusion

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