I'm betting you got downvoted for the 'if you have nothing to hide' comment.
Everyone has something to hide. And even if they were some miraculous existence that didn't, their privacy is still their right.
Sure, something might eventually crop up to stop it, but in the meantime, it's happening now.
And finally, when I suggest that people stop working for unethical or abusive companies, they reply, "But people need to eat." ... Yeah. So if they'll put up with that level of abuse, there's no way they're going to refuse a job on the grounds of 'password privacy abuse'.
True, everyone has something to hide. My point was that if the manager/company interviewing me want's me to show them everything by asking for my login/pwd's they should be willing to provide me with the same out of mutual respect when I ask. If they are willing to ask me to provide that personal detail yet are not willing to reciprocate (on both the managerial and company level) , what does that tell me about the value they place on their employees? Our relationship is already getting off to a poor start.
I'm all with you when you suggest that people stop working for unethical/abusive companies. One way to figure out how much they value their employees is during the interview process when you have the chance to ask them smart questions. Employment is a two way street and the more tools employees have to make it an equal give/take relationship the better for all.
Everyone has something to hide. And even if they were some miraculous existence that didn't, their privacy is still their right.
Sure, something might eventually crop up to stop it, but in the meantime, it's happening now.
And finally, when I suggest that people stop working for unethical or abusive companies, they reply, "But people need to eat." ... Yeah. So if they'll put up with that level of abuse, there's no way they're going to refuse a job on the grounds of 'password privacy abuse'.