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Re:John Oliver on the ugly state of credit reporting and bac... by richardthered on Monday April 11, 2016 @11:57AM (#11472398)
You've had your Facebook searched? What was that process like?

I've gone through tons of background checks / drug screens for federal and state governments, and financial companies. But I've never had a Facebook search...

Is that even legal?

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Re:John Oliver on the ugly state of credit reporting and bac... by vitd on Monday April 11, 2016 @01:03PM (#11473122)
It's legal, though I believe Facebook has stated that it's against their terms of service.
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Re:John Oliver on the ugly state of credit reporting and bac... by matwood on Monday April 11, 2016 @01:41PM (#11473532)
They have probably looked at your public facebook.
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Re:John Oliver on the ugly state of credit reporting and bac... by matwood on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @11:49AM (#11480597)
FYI http://m.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2016/04/opm-seeking-social...
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