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It's not illegal it just opens your company up to all kinds of liability.

• pslam 12y ago
  This is what I was getting at. It opens you up to accusations of discrimination. Background checks are different to researching a candidate. They are to check that the person doesn't have a hidden criminal record, for example. Researching their private lives crosses the line. LinkedIn is different, yes, because it's intended as a professional network publicizing your work. But you better be up-front about looking their profiles up, and even then it's troublesome because profiles often include details you would never put on a resume - such as your photo. I think you should be very careful about researching a candidate for anything beyond normal background/credit checks.