Sorry, I should have made my previous post more clear....

While there is no question that this is legal according to the letter of the law, doesn't make it the RIGHT thing to do.

There are a lot of actions that are not against the law, but are still wrong. I mean, if I were to talk smack about your kids, that's certainly not against the law, but I sure as hell know you would not take kindly to it, and rightfully so.

Just to clarify, because I think I left this ambiguous in my previous post.....

I have no problem with any employer searching for my presence online......what I DO take issue with on the other hand is said employers asking to "friend" you on social media as a condition of being considered for employment.

Again while that is certainly not illegal, myself and I'm sure many many others think it's absolutely morally wrong and inappropriate etiquette.