{"id":78,"date":"2011-06-28T18:54:42","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T18:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monachuslex.com\/?p=78"},"modified":"2011-06-28T18:54:42","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28T18:54:42","slug":"social-media-sites-pose-unique-issues-for-gun-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monachuslex.com\/?p=78","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Sites Pose Unique Challenges For Gun Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-79\" title=\"Social Media\" src=\"https:\/\/monachuslex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Social-Media-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"Social Media\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/>Early in May, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/bcp\/bcppip.shtm\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Trade Commission&#8217;s Division of \u00a0Privacy and\u00a0Identity Protection<\/a>, which is tasked with overseeing\u00a0issues related to consumer privacy, credit reporting, identity theft, and information security, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/os\/closings\/110509socialintelligenceletter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">completed an investigation<\/a> into the business practices of California based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialintelligencehr.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Social Intelligence Corporation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Social Intelligence Corporation bills itself as offering a service that &#8216;<em>lets employers and hiring professionals reap the benefits of using social media in making hiring decisions, without the legal risks.<\/em>&#8216; \u00a0It does this by scouring social media sites, searching for information on applicants and then removing all legally\u00a0impermissible\u00a0information such as\u00a0race, religion, national origin, age, sex, familial status, sexual orientation, and disability status.<\/p>\n<p>Of particular concern to gun owners, hunters and shooting sports\u00a0aficionados however, is the fact that reportedly, any posted pictures containing firearms will flag an applicant as &#8216;Demonstrating potentially violent behavior&#8217; as illustrated in the actual redacted report below that was released to <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.forbes.com\/kashmirhill\/2011\/06\/15\/start-up-that-monitors-employees-internet-and-social-media-footprints-gets-gov-approval\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kashmir Hill at Forbes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/monachuslex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Social-Intelligence-Report.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80\" title=\"Social Intelligence Report\" src=\"https:\/\/monachuslex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Social-Intelligence-Report.jpg\" alt=\"Social Intelligence Report\" width=\"765\" height=\"987\" \/><\/a>While Social Intelligence Corporation hurries to assure consumers that they only report on &#8216;criteria that is legally allowable in the hiring process&#8217;, gun owners should be concerned that simply having a picture of a oneself with a firearm would be enough to cost an applicant that dream job.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the Federal Trade Commission has ruled that Social Intelligence Corporation is not in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, this company has not seen the end of the controversy surrounding their service. \u00a0Given the damaging conclusions being drawn about an applicant based upon personal pictures, it is only a matter of time before an applicant files suit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early in May, the Federal Trade Commission&#8217;s Division of \u00a0Privacy and\u00a0Identity Protection, which is tasked with overseeing\u00a0issues related to consumer privacy, credit reporting, identity theft, and information security, completed an investigation into the business practices of California based Social Intelligence &hellip; 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