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"  Anyone who&amp;#039;s ever been a part of an employee hiring process knows just how standard it is to Google someone and check out anything and everything that pops up. Pages on social networking sites that might be available due to a friend of a friend are also fair game. The German Parliament is making some noise about the subject because it thinks that it might be inappropriate for employers to look on these social networking pages when making their judgments about potential hires. Germany&amp;#039;s Interior Minister, Thomas de Maizi\u00E8re, has drafted a new law that specifically bans potential employers from checking out an applicant&amp;#039;s Facebook page but allows perusal of sites like LinkedIn, which have no platform for novelties like drunken photos or questionable Wall messages.  Given the many upsides (did you know your potential employee raises abandoned puppies?) and downsides (did you know her usual bar order is a personal bottle of Patr\u00F3n?) of being able to find out so much about a person, is it really fair to ban access of potentially pertinent information? Or should the images and wall posts be considered &amp;quot;private&amp;quot; since you technically need to be granted permission to access Facebook pages? The German cabinet is set to vote on the law tomorrow, but in the mean time: Would it be a win for the potential employee, who retains the right to keep silly photos on the internet? Or a loss for the potential employer, who deserves the chance at a solid hire? \u2014Natalie Hormilla "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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