# Employers ask job seekers for Facebook passwords

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**Created:** [March 20, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/employers-ask-job-seekers-for-facebook-passwords/263087 "2012-03-20T18:31:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/employers-ask-job-seekers-for-facebook-passwords/263087/7 "2012-03-21T02:52:14Z")

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> [@FS: TurboLogic Performance MBC priced to sell](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-turbologic-performance-mbc-priced-to-sell/47139/9):
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> You guys realize that it’s nothing illegal right? They can ask you to do anything, you are VOLUNTEERING to apply to that job. Don’t like their rules then don’t apply.
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Thank you but I think most of the people who have posted have Atleast that much common sense to know that. I also don’t think employers are posting in the job listing to give out your Facebook log in information.

I don’t disagree with employers searching for people on Facebook. People will post all sorts of stupid stuff and this is an excellent way to get a better idea of what type of person they may actually be. A past employer of mine used to have me look up potential candidates in order to filter people out of the pool.

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