Original Story I think this is a case of "Just because you can, should you?" on both sides. On the one hand, posting pictures of yourself doing stupid stuff while drunk is, well, stupid. On the other hand, what are the reasonable bounds on the lengths to which a university, or employer for that matter, should go to to dine out about stupid stuff you might have done, especially if it does not directly pertain to them?
I disagree. I frequently look at old photos of my freinds doing funny things and they make me laugh - thats why they're put on facebook, because there good photos, to me. The only problem I see is if they got the wrong idea about you from the photos, which to be honest they probllbly would. Best just to make your profile private so people can't judge you having the same fun they probalbly had oh so long ago.
Part of the hiring process of any major American corporation is a credit check and criminal backround check. Why? because when you have people that are working with major budgets and your corporate image, then you want to know that they have some responsibility. Makes sense to me. If you are applying for a mangers position at, say, GE and you have pictures on your facebook account of you doing bong hits; well I don't think you are the type GE wants representing the company. Part of growing up is realizing that your actions have consequences. And wising up to the idea of how you project yourself, IRL and online, is how people will view you. If you don't care about it, fine. But don't be surprised if your application is accompanied by serious inquiry into who you are. Especially now that responsible corporate governance is suddenly all the rage.
As mentioned, it's all down to image, you like it when people go out and relax, but if you go out and annoy people and they think "they work at zzz company, I don't want to go back there now that they've insulted me" then you're going to be irrevocably (sp) damaged
^^^ What he says, to be honest. People need to realise that whatever you put on the internet, you put in the public domain. You can't cry "invasion of privacy" when it backfires on you.
They interviewed one of the people affected and her excuse was "I only let people that I classes as my friends view them, I didn't let them view it". But as an advert in the US is pointing out, you may give something to one person, but it will spread quickly (just like an STD). I'll find the video later.
