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Too Much Information?

There is considerable information available in cyberspace ' much of it interesting, some of it damning, and some of it false. Obtaining that information feels risk free and virtually untraceable. However, the universe of employment laws applies to much of what happens when virtual sleuthing yields tangible job consequences.

13 minute read October 26, 2009 at 10:52 AM
By
Josh Davis And Neil McKittrick
Too Much Information?

Many employers now regularly “Google” employees and job applicants; employees and applicants Google employers and potential employers in return. In so doing, they uncover all sorts of information about each other.

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