Comments on: Aee! Bozeman, for shame!

By: Ms. Theologian

Ms. Theologian — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:49:57 +0000

Sometimes I love the Internet for its ability to shame.

By: Steve Caldwell

Steve Caldwell — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:29:41 +0000

The City of Bozeman MT has stopped using this policy — it’s amazing how how folks stop acting like jerks when they get bad PR.

Also, giving out your account password is a terms of service violation for many social networking sites — Facebook’s TOS says the following under the “Registration and Account Security” section:

“You will not share your password, let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account.”

By: Comrade Kevin

Comrade Kevin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:38:52 +0000

I applied for a job recently where I was asked to provide the home and work numbers for all of my references. There’s a reason why I provide only work numbers for each of these people and it’s so they can have some privacy at home.

By: ogre

ogre — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:20:42 +0000

But you’re supposed to regularly change passwords. So… I’d give them passwords. And when they comment that they don’t work, point out that it’s proof that I practice safe computing practices, changing my passwords regularly so that the account is not accessible by anyone who should not have access.

And if they get pissy about that, then there’s a court case.

By: GhostGirl

GhostGirl — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:07:57 +0000

And it’s not just if you DO work for them, but if you are just applying.

There’s no way in hell I would give them my passwords, that’s a dangerous security breach and akin to giving out your social security number, in this day and age. Anyone who does so is crazy.