Working Place Invasion?

Tyler makes a good point. Are potential employees looking at social media sites as an indication to the type of worker your going to be? It looks like in the modern age that this is more and more a possibility. That raises an important question, is that an invasion of privacy, or what you put out into cyberspace is fair game for the world to see/use? I am divided on that issue. On one side your personal life is your personal life and should not be used against you in your professional life. They are two separate realms. What you do in your spare time does not affect your work performance, or does it? If an individual is comfortable enough to post incriminating pictures of themselves then it could be considered an indicator of the person you are and thus corresponds to the type of employee you would be. If a party image is portrayed by an individual then wouldn't the logical conclusion be that there may be problems with tardiness, and productivity? I do not know. This may open Pandora's box in the world of employer's rights and restrictions. I suspect that there will have to be legal implications to settle this matter. I would not be surprised if a case like this reached the Supreme Court, and soon at that. As the saying goes, "time will tell".