
Submission + - Bozeman, MT Drops Password Info Requirement (montanasnewsstation.com) 1
mcmoodle writes: Bozeman, Montana has decided that they don't want applicant personal information after all, citing a worldwide backlash on the issue:
"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 usernames or passwords for candidates internet sites," said Chris Kukulske, Bozeman City Manager."
The article continues:
"Kukulski says after a 90 minute staff meeting held earlier today, officials decided asking applicants to provide their passwords to sites such as Facebook or MySpace, 'exceeded that which is acceptable to our community.' Kukulski apologized for the negative impact the issue has generated from news organizations and blogs around the world."
I didn't have any doubt this would be immediately squashed. Now I'm just curious as to how many personal accounts they actually went through!
"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 usernames or passwords for candidates internet sites," said Chris Kukulske, Bozeman City Manager."
The article continues:
"Kukulski says after a 90 minute staff meeting held earlier today, officials decided asking applicants to provide their passwords to sites such as Facebook or MySpace, 'exceeded that which is acceptable to our community.' Kukulski apologized for the negative impact the issue has generated from news organizations and blogs around the world."
I didn't have any doubt this would be immediately squashed. Now I'm just curious as to how many personal accounts they actually went through!