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Yes but lying on a job app is grounds for dismissal.

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

"Please list any and all, current personal or business websites, web pages or memberships on any Internet-based chat rooms, social clubs or forums, to include, but not limited to: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, YouTube.com, MySpace, etc.," the City form states. There are then three lines where applicants can list the Web sites, their user names and log-in information and their passwords. The requirement raises questions concerning applicants' privacy rights.  ---> article continues here

http://montanasnewsstation.com/global/story.asp?s=10551414&ClientType=Printable
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So anything ever posted is subject to being employed?   Ouch!   Alot of us would not pass the muster on this one!   They want PASSWORDS!!!!

Folks- what do you think of this?

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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven

Those idiots.

It's a common practice to check out applicants' MySpace, etc. pages.  Three minutes with a search will find if they're there.

Asking for passwords is like asking to go through their personal mails.

Unless the city has specific criteria on what constitutes the high moral standing they cite, they're setting themselves up for a suit.

Anyone with half a brain will leave this blank.  The big question is when someone gets fired and the employer makes the claim that it was due to them omitting info on the app.

I would not answer the question.    I been online over 10 years.  Alot.   I would be shipped to Siberia.  

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ORIGINAL: IrishMist

If they want to check out websites I visit...more power to them.
Since I don't use the computer for anything else ( financial etc ), it really does not matter if they get passwords or not.
Anything work related, they already have access to, whether I am at home or right there with them looking over my shoulder.

I have nothing to hide in my life...if they want open access...have at it...saves me the trouble of giving them that information myself.

And, just to keep things straight...my teenager says the same thing...she could care less because she has nothing to hide. Her words to me...they have my name, they have my SSN, they have everything they need to find anything they want...what would hiding do?

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ORIGINAL: Asherdelampyr

Ok, when I took the G26 clearance forms (or whatever the hell they call them) This was on there, but they didnt ask for passwords
Not sure honestly why they would need to ask, a password isnt that hard for a good hacker to get past, especially not one set up on a website. I can almost understand them wanting to make sure that you dont have terrorist affiliations but if they want my passwords they can just try to get them the old fashioned way. Though I did give up my username to this and other sites, because I knew what they were looking for, and because my employment was already settled. In this case where it looks lik it is part of the initial job application, they can eat a bowl of dick

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ORIGINAL: nakedthinker

IrishMist: what you have to understand is that for a vast majority of prospective employers who would ask for information about what web sites you use, if they asked you, and then you told them, of the mere existence of your account here on Collar Me, they would automatically exclude you from further consideration for employment. Even though we kinksters consider BDSM play, or even interest in BDSM play, to be normal, for a large segment of the population, BDSM is a mental illness and people who engage in such activities should be avoided whenever possible. That may not be a cultural value or medical assessment that you agree with, but the anal retentive people who are asking for your list of web sites as a condition of consideration for employment are not interested in your thoughts on the matter. They only want people who will conform to their idea of proper sexual behavior, which largely means missionary position only between married couples.

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven

Those idiots.

It's a common practice to check out applicants' MySpace, etc. pages.  Three minutes with a search will find if they're there.

Asking for passwords is like asking to go through their personal mails.

Unless the city has specific criteria on what constitutes the high moral standing they cite, they're setting themselves up for a suit.

Anyone with half a brain will leave this blank.  The big question is when someone gets fired and the employer makes the claim that it was due to them omitting info on the app.

I would not answer the question.    I been online over 10 years.  Alot.   I would be shipped to Siberia.  

Don't do stupid things.

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ORIGINAL: newlychaste

You can send a letter to the U.S. Department of Records and request that they send you copies of everything they have on file with your full name.  It might take them a while to get it back to you, but it's free--well, it's paid for with your tax dollars--and will give you some kind of idea what they have on you.  Hope that's helpful.  :)

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"The Dude abides."

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ORIGINAL: MsFlutter

The town dropped the requirement
 
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=10558291

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

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ORIGINAL: newlychaste

You can send a letter to the U.S. Department of Records and request that they send you copies of everything they have on file with your full name.  It might take them a while to get it back to you, but it's free--well, it's paid for with your tax dollars--and will give you some kind of idea what they have on you.  Hope that's helpful.  :)

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"The Dude abides."

Tell me more.   Have you done this?  What is the address and fee?  (photo copy)  What exactly is IN the file?

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ORIGINAL: MsFlutter

The town dropped the requirement
 
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=10558291

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IrishMist: what you have to understand is that for a vast majority of prospective employers who would ask for information about what web sites you use, if they asked you, and then you told them, of the mere existence of your account here on Collar Me, they would automatically exclude you from further consideration for employment. Even though we kinksters consider BDSM play, or even interest in BDSM play, to be normal, for a large segment of the population, BDSM is a mental illness and people who engage in such activities should be avoided whenever possible. That may not be a cultural value or medical assessment that you agree with, but the anal retentive people who are asking for your list of web sites as a condition of consideration for employment are not interested in your thoughts on the matter. They only want people who will conform to their idea of proper sexual behavior, which largely means missionary position only between married couples.

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ORIGINAL: IrishMist

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IrishMist: what you have to understand is that for a vast majority of prospective employers who would ask for information about what web sites you use, if they asked you, and then you told them, of the mere existence of your account here on Collar Me, they would automatically exclude you from further consideration for employment. Even though we kinksters consider BDSM play, or even interest in BDSM play, to be normal, for a large segment of the population, BDSM is a mental illness and people who engage in such activities should be avoided whenever possible. That may not be a cultural value or medical assessment that you agree with, but the anal retentive people who are asking for your list of web sites as a condition of consideration for employment are not interested in your thoughts on the matter. They only want people who will conform to their idea of proper sexual behavior, which largely means missionary position only between married couples.

*snicker*
I have worked for various federal, state and local agencies, both here and in Texas for over 20 years now...not once have I tried to hide who I am, or what I am...they know that I have an account here, they know that my late husband and I used to beat the shit out of each other, they know all there is to know about me, my family, and those who I have interacted with in the past.

Quite honestly...as long as I do the job I was hired to do...they don't give a flying fuck what kind of websites I visit, or what kind of activities I partake in...unless I am waving a gun at civilians and causing general mayhem

People are so terrified at the thought of someone KNOWING about them...geesh, get over it already...nine times out of ten, that one person you are trying so hard to hide from...already knows more about you than you do.