The End of Privacy

     There has been much debate over the use of social media sources to gather information about perspective students and employees on deciding whether to accept or hire this person. The question arises of whether or not this form of information can and should be used as a resource. In my opinion, I have no problem with them looking at social media profiles to gather information. Some would argue that this would invade privacy, but I beg to differ. First off, the user's information that they are accessing is something the user wrote and posted online without being forced to do so. Ultimately, it was the user's decision. You would be foolish to think the stuff posted on these social media sites would remain private. With people sharing other people's posts and pictures constantly online, someone you don't want is bound to find out.by accident. I would agree with items on the user's profile should not be seen by outsiders; however, as our class discussed, the user may, without realizing it, accept a perspective college of theirs Facebook request. This then gives the college access to the user's entire profile and pictures.
     Another reason people get mad about this so called "cybervetting" is some people on these social media networks try to put on a filter or mask of who they are online. I believe that if people or going to perform this act, they should just use an alias name to prevent the people they don't want to see their profile from seeing it. Why not keep all personal information to yourself?
     In the end, I believe Andrews goes to far in her Social Network Constitution. She claims, "social networks are private spaces and that employers, schools and other institutions are prohibited from accessing social network pages or taking adverse actions against a person based on anything they post on a social network." I don't believe social networks should be the sole reason for choosing one candidate over another; however, if there are two candidates that are closely matched in credentials, I think using a social media website to see how they present themselves is a great way for the company to see what type of person the candidate is without completely knowing them.