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Bozeman kills invasive hiring policy

by: Jay Stevens

Tue Jun 23, 2009 at 10:48:21 AM MST


As expected, yesterday the Bozeman City Commission voted to overturn its hiring policy that required applicants for city jobs to disclose their email and social networking user names and passwords. Not surprising once the story went national, and a little bit of a black eye for the city.

Which is too bad, because I was thinking maybe Bozeman city officials should share the usernames and passwords of the blogs and social networking sites they frequent...

It would probably make for some interesting reading, eh?

Is it time to start talking again about a federal amendment protecting US citizens' right to privacy? Of course it'll never happen. Too many people make too much money off of your private information...

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just a little shocking at how big it was, but I did catch it on PerezHilton (via a google search last week) and Drudge (Drudge just yesterday).

Might even call it viral.


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The practice was officially suspended on Friday, by city management (Kukulski's office).  The city commission has now decreed that hiring practices for city jobs must pass through them, and that this practice ends (with commission mandate).

Rupp can be as outraged as he wishes, but the facts tell a slightly different story.  City legal services did sign off on this policy.  He is correct, however in stating that checks and balances seem a little dysfunctional.


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