After months of negotiations between the parties in the coalition government, a draft German law will soon make it illegal for prospective employers to look up applicants' private postings on Facebook, Twitter, and other non-career focused social networks, but apparently it will still be okay to google applicants, provided they disregard any outdated information. Professional networks, such as LinkedIn, are okay, too.

The draft law is the government's latest attempt to address ongoing privacy concerns, including sites like Google Street View. It is also a reaction to the habit of corporations checking on employee e-mails and filming sales clerks during coffee breaks, which triggered public outrage in Germany.

The big question is, how can you tell that an employer has looked up a candidate online? Google indexes everything, including Facebook's data.

Do employers just need to lighten up? Please share your opinions with us on this matter.