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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
Content of Facebook doesn't have to be stupid to damage your chances of getting a job. There are a lot of questions that are illegal for a prospective employer to ask during an interview, but if they can get this information from your Facebook page, they don't need to ask you these questions.
They can't ask your marital status, political affiliation, whether you have children, your religion, etc. Any of these could work against you, and if they can get this information from your Facebook page, it could harm you. If you had a special-needs child, for example, an employer might hire someone else to save on insurance expenses.
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Exactly that.
IMO this is the reason they do look for this profiles.
Kind of a civil equivalent of "not obtained by illegal search - clearly seen in the open"
No forbidden questioning - publicly available knowledge.
That's the difference theory and practice:
It's "All you say
might will be used against you."