Social Networking sites are causing some issues in the working world. Most of the controversies are coming from Employer hiring and firing of employees because of these social networking sites. I believe that hiring and firing based on these social networking sites is an invasion of privacy, and employers should not be able to access their employee’s social networking sites.
On the other hand, other views are that employers should be allowed to view their employees’ social networks; using the argument that the social networks are open to the public once they are put on the internet. Those employers should have just as much access as anyone else would. There are also the issues with employees using facebook and other social networks at work; especially on their iphone’s and other portable devices.I believe that this is a complete invasion of privacy. I agree that employees should stay off their social networks during and at work, but I don’t agree that employers should be able to access their employees’ social networking sites. Employers have no right to dig into their employees’ social life because it doesn’t apply to their job, or affect their work. Every person is entitled to their privacy, including privacy from employers. These issues and others are another reason why there is a rise in the concern for more internet privacy.
I completely agree that using Facebook or other personal sites to decide whether or not to hire someone is not okay! In one of the organizations I'm in, they began to monitor our Facebooks after they chose who would be accepted into the organization. There are a few rules about what we can have on there but nothing too strict. I think that is okay because it had no effect on whether or not we were chosen. It's still kind of annoying though.
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