I was quite surprised to see my old hometown of Bozeman in this article, especially with Montana being one of the few bastions of libertarian culture.
Bozeman City job requirement raises privacy concerns
Applying for a job with the City of Bozeman? You may be asked to provide more personal information than you expected.
That was the case for one person who applied for employment with the City. The anonymous viewer emailed the news station recently to express concern with a component of the city's background check policy, which states that to be considered for a job applicants must provide log-in information and passwords for social network sites in which they participate.
So, what constitutes questionable behavior? Would being a member of DailyPaul or HiddenPlaces constitute a violation of ethics?
This line really got me:
No one has ever removed his or her name from consideration for a job due to the request, Sullivan added.
Yes, that makes it fine then.
Looks like Bozeman city has backed down:
http://montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=10558291
i'd lie.
or start making additional names to give out.
i have a public and private twitter account for example.