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If you set your privacy settings correctly, nobody but who you allow will see anything about you (bar your name, profile picture, gender, networks, and username

If you set your privacy settings correctly, nobody but who you allow will see anything about you (bar your name, profile picture, gender, networks, and username {which are visible to everyone}). Poorly researched article.

jtbigwoo 16y ago
You still look like you in all those embarrassing pictures others have posted, right?
- beaumartinez 16y ago
  Yes, but how are you going to find them? If I set my privacy settings correctly, you won't be able to see any of my photos, or see who my friends are.
  - JoachimSchipper 16y ago
    I don't use Facebook, but couldn't they search for your name used as a tag in photos? Yes, this would mean that they'd need to be friends with your friends, but if your friends are working in the same industry, know some recruiters and are less privacy-conscious...
    - beaumartinez 16y ago
      AFAIK you can't (at least not yet...) search for a user's photos, and they aren't indexed in any search engine. You have to click on the photos link on a user's profile to see the photos they're tagged in. (So you're pretty safe.) However, if they can view the photos of someone who has uploaded one of you or tagged you in one, they'll be able to find you in them eventually (by browsing through them, or if you're feeling really paranoid, they could automate the process and scrape through all of a user's photos' web pages to find your name tagged), but it'd be a lot of work.
joezydeco 16y ago
That's putting way too much faith in the average Facebook user. The security maze is way too complex.
joe_the_user 16y ago
Indeed, But what happens when the recruiter asks to "friend" you some time within the process of being recruited? Sure, you can "woah, this isn't appropriate" but it might be a bit hard, depending on the situation....
- beaumartinez 16y ago
  That's a tricky situation, and I hope it never happens. Ultimately, it's a bit of a breach of your privacy, isn't it? They aren't your friends, really. I'd say that I don't have one. (This would mean giving them a different email than the one I've got my Facebook account set-up with.) If I'm forced to provide one, I'd make a new one and only add them as a friend. (However if you do accept them as a friend on your real account, it'd be simple to set the privacy options to give them a customized view of your profile.)
oceanboy1225 16y ago
Poorly thought out comment... what if recruiters follow the ever-growing trend of asking for the login for privacy-set FB accounts? Oh - then they'll see all of those pictures etc. What are you, as the job seeker going to do... say "no you can't have my login?" That would take some big juevos, my friend.
- beaumartinez 16y ago
  > Asking for your login details. Do some recruitment agencies actually do that?! They expect you to hand over your password? I'm speechless! I would have a hard time saying "no", but ultimately, giving someone your login details is like giving them the keys to your house: a lot of people use the same login for many (if not all) websites, including their email.
- cmars232 16y ago
  I would not have a hard time saying no to this at all. There are limits which you can assert without being rude or coming across as paranoid. What's next, access to all your private emails? Some private content like facebook could add to their liability for discriminatory hiring practices. Imagine if they figure out your sexual preference, or veteran status. Seriously, recruiters would be foolish to pry like this into the personal lives of recruits.
- matthewlyle 16y ago
  > say "no you can't have my login?" Of course I would. I don't think that takes big anything. That's an incredibly inappropriate request.
  - mbabbitt 16y ago
    YouTern would never suggest giving login information to an employer, or anyone else. And it highly unlikely -- unheard of, even -- that a recruiter would ask for login info or passwords. We've heard of several applications that contain fields for links to social media sites, including Facebook... so assuming the commenter used "login" when they actually meant "URL" or "link".
dd_barnes 16y ago
Really? You believe that people are that talented to keep their FB privacy private? The "norm" of FB users do not take the time to set their privacy correctly... The article is NOT about how good you keep your life private...its about PERCEPTION. These HR folks are not Rocket Scientists...they are humans that use FB also. Again...Really with this comment?

jtbigwoo 16y ago

You still look like you in all those embarrassing pictures others have posted, right?

beaumartinez 16y ago
Yes, but how are you going to find them? If I set my privacy settings correctly, you won't be able to see any of my photos, or see who my friends are.
- JoachimSchipper 16y ago
  I don't use Facebook, but couldn't they search for your name used as a tag in photos? Yes, this would mean that they'd need to be friends with your friends, but if your friends are working in the same industry, know some recruiters and are less privacy-conscious...
  - beaumartinez 16y ago
    AFAIK you can't (at least not yet...) search for a user's photos, and they aren't indexed in any search engine. You have to click on the photos link on a user's profile to see the photos they're tagged in. (So you're pretty safe.) However, if they can view the photos of someone who has uploaded one of you or tagged you in one, they'll be able to find you in them eventually (by browsing through them, or if you're feeling really paranoid, they could automate the process and scrape through all of a user's photos' web pages to find your name tagged), but it'd be a lot of work.

joezydeco 16y ago

That's putting way too much faith in the average Facebook user. The security maze is way too complex.

joe_the_user 16y ago

Indeed, But what happens when the recruiter asks to "friend" you some time within the process of being recruited? Sure, you can "woah, this isn't appropriate" but it might be a bit hard, depending on the situation....

beaumartinez 16y ago
That's a tricky situation, and I hope it never happens. Ultimately, it's a bit of a breach of your privacy, isn't it? They aren't your friends, really. I'd say that I don't have one. (This would mean giving them a different email than the one I've got my Facebook account set-up with.) If I'm forced to provide one, I'd make a new one and only add them as a friend. (However if you do accept them as a friend on your real account, it'd be simple to set the privacy options to give them a customized view of your profile.)

oceanboy1225 16y ago

Poorly thought out comment... what if recruiters follow the ever-growing trend of asking for the login for privacy-set FB accounts? Oh - then they'll see all of those pictures etc. What are you, as the job seeker going to do... say "no you can't have my login?" That would take some big juevos, my friend.

beaumartinez 16y ago
> Asking for your login details. Do some recruitment agencies actually do that?! They expect you to hand over your password? I'm speechless! I would have a hard time saying "no", but ultimately, giving someone your login details is like giving them the keys to your house: a lot of people use the same login for many (if not all) websites, including their email.
cmars232 16y ago
I would not have a hard time saying no to this at all. There are limits which you can assert without being rude or coming across as paranoid. What's next, access to all your private emails? Some private content like facebook could add to their liability for discriminatory hiring practices. Imagine if they figure out your sexual preference, or veteran status. Seriously, recruiters would be foolish to pry like this into the personal lives of recruits.
matthewlyle 16y ago
> say "no you can't have my login?" Of course I would. I don't think that takes big anything. That's an incredibly inappropriate request.
- mbabbitt 16y ago
  YouTern would never suggest giving login information to an employer, or anyone else. And it highly unlikely -- unheard of, even -- that a recruiter would ask for login info or passwords. We've heard of several applications that contain fields for links to social media sites, including Facebook... so assuming the commenter used "login" when they actually meant "URL" or "link".

dd_barnes 16y ago

Really? You believe that people are that talented to keep their FB privacy private? The "norm" of FB users do not take the time to set their privacy correctly... The article is NOT about how good you keep your life private...its about PERCEPTION. These HR folks are not Rocket Scientists...they are humans that use FB also. Again...Really with this comment?