City of Bozeman Wants Social Network Login Info. as Condition of Employment?

There was a story going around about the City of Bozeman and their “practice” of asking employees for their social networking sites login information as a condition of employment. 

 City officials maintain the policy is necessary to ensure employees’ integrity and protect the public’s trust, but the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana says they may be crossing the line.

If there was some crazy person wanting to use a job at the City of Bozeman as a “cover” to do bad things…do you think they would be intelligent enough to cover their tracks…or perhaps not post crazy shit on social networking sites?  This tactic just drives the “crazies” deeper underground…reducing the chances of family and friends picking up on peculiar behaviour.  The City of Bozeman has many less intrusive ways of screening applicants and employees at their disposal…this tactic borders on being a little “fucked up”.

 Municipal tax dollars being spent wisely?