Mont. city commission eliminates hiring policy seeking Internet passwords from job applicants

BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Bozeman City Commission has voted to eliminate a hiring policy that allowed the city to look at information found on social networking sites in considering job applications.

City drops request for applicants to hand over passwords for Internet groups

HELENA, Mont. — A flood of criticism has prompted a Montana city to drop its request that government job applicants turn over their user names and passwords to Internet social networking and Web groups.

Bozeman wants applicants to hand over passwords for Internet groups

HELENA, Mont. — Job applicants with the city of Bozeman are finding that their private Internet discussions and pictures may not be so private after all.