If this was actually implemented as part of the hiring process, people would just game the system. It's very easy to not "like" that Jack Daniel's or Bob Marley

If this was actually implemented as part of the hiring process, people would just game the system. It's very easy to not "like" that Jack Daniel's or Bob Marley page if you are aware some algorithm might label you a substance abuser. I also find it interesting that the article seems to assume Facebook is omnipresent; then again, maybe it is. Anecdotedly, my girlfriend has been living without a Facebook for two years now and it's never been a problem. She actually claims that her quality of life has improved. As for me, I don't have an active Facebook. I made a new account after deleting my old with one that showcased all my juvenile high school/college idiocy. I check the new one about once a month On my old Facebook, I had accumulated over 1000 "friends". Now I have about 30. This is because I only made this new Facebook so my family members could share pictures with me. I wonder what two different kinds of personalities these algorithms would produce. I doubt either would be truly accurate.