How careful are you about who you friend on Facebook? This story from a post on ResumeBear illustrates the concerns of random friending: It seems a teen was applying for a job as security guard for the local Port Authority. He was a high school graduate, decent kid, kept himself out of trouble. Apparently a [...]
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How Well Do You Know Your (Facebook) Friends?
Filed Under: Career, Job Search, Social Media Tagged With: Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Friends, FTC, Privacy
Who Will Be Affected by the FTC Changes? Everyone.

This week, I read on All Facebook that Social Intelligence Corp, which provides background checking to companies screening job candidates, now has the green light from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to store files on Facebook users’ posts. All Facebook’s post included an explanation from Social Intelligence, which said, in part: “As per our policies [...]
Filed Under: Career, Job Search, Social Media Tagged With: Columbia University, Consumer Reports, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Privacy, Social Intelligence, Social Intelligence Corp








