Is Public Social Media access invasion of privacy?

 So, this guy, who is, by his own admission, in analytics, finds this abuse of access privilege funny. 

This is the real reason ZTA (Zero Trust Architecture) is needed. 

But on a more serious note, I definitely do not want to work with these folks - all 1200 plus who find this "funny". 

Which brings us to a pertinent question. As organisations, we do not want to have people who will allow something like this to happen. But what is the best way to check? 

This, here, imho, is a pertinent data point. The person thinks it is funny to change the password and to change the display to an abusive word. Do I want such a person in my team? God, No! 

But, if we access social media as part of the recruitment process, that is invasion of privacy.

 Yet, in this case, the risk of working with such a person far outweighs any threat to their "privacy" - shared only by 8,651 followers. 

At what point does it become ethical to look into the social media of a potential employee in the interest of the larger good? Today, a lot of organisations do this on the sly. But with posts like this, I would like us, as a society, to weigh whether the common good outweighs an individual's "privacy" on "public" platforms. 

Is accessing the public social media profile of a candidate invasion of their privacy? If we say yes, are we not accepting that it is ok for a person to present multiple personalities? Do we want to work with such people? 

It is not just enough to clean up one's speech. One must clean up the mind too. But that would be too much work.