For job interviews, hang onto your password

[Commentary] Here's a bad idea that may have run its course: Employers - so far, only a relative few - want your Facebook password as a condition of hiring.

The job-interview tactic has met with fury from the tech blogosphere, nimble politicians and even mighty Facebook itself, which is rattling the legal lumber. The idea is head-smack stupid. If you want that job, let your future boss have your password to see what your social-media world is all about. Never mind about privacy, identity theft or personal snooping. Some job seekers have felt pressured to comply, while others rejected the idea and went job hunting elsewhere.

There may be a time and place for full disclosure - government security or major financial duties come to mind - but the other 99 percent of job seekers deserve to left alone. This is an idea that should be unfriended.