The federal government was scheduled to start checking social media as part of a background checks for employees seeking security clearance. The new policy would allow the government to seek out ...

Individuals establish a personal online presence whenever they publish posts and upload pictures on social media platforms for the world to see. All their social media activities will help create an ...

etc.)." And a job applicant must acknowledge and approve the use of a social media background screen, just as they would a criminal and credit background check. You should always be wary of ...

OPM is conducting market research to find companies that can perform automated social media tracking and other types of Web crawling as part of the background investigation process, according to ...

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A new trend in background checks for potential employees is to have all their social media posts scrutinized, including everything they've liked, commented on and shared. Employers said they are ...

The Pentagon is looking for a new way to screen social media as part of its background check process, in an effort to prevent extremist behavior in the ranks. The Defense Department "is examining ...