Why, yes, your taste in Transformers porn *is* important to the job! http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090619/ap_on_hi_te/us_internet_background_checksPeople applying for jobs with the City of Bozeman, MT are being asked for user names and passwords for the social-networking sites they frequent. As the application states: "Please list any and all current personal or business Web sites, 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 application also asks for your login information for the aforementioned sites.
The Internets go crazy. The ACLU does not approve. Bozeman city officials say, "No, really, it's not as bad as it sounds!" I call bullshit.
Who the hell thought this was a good idea?