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ALBANY, GA. --
It's common for an employer to do a background check on future employees but now some businesses want to get even more personal.

Some companies are now asking for personal passwords to get inside their employee's social media networks.

“I have heard of companies doing that but it's not something that we practice here,” says  Stacie Wills, Albany Manpower Branch Manager.

Wills says after the interview process, reference check and background investigations, Facebook and sites like Twitter are a good place to go, but with permission.

“We're set up our own Facebook account and asked people to be our friends on there. We've asked people to be friends on their page so that we can kind of get to know them a little better,” says Wills.

Many Facebook users say what's public is public and what's hidden through a private password is for no one else to see.

"In the United States, we have the right to personal privacy and as long as I live here, I fully plan to exercise that right," says Lila Akridge.

But some say releasing personal passwords may not be so bad.

"Depends on how bad I needed a job! It's really none of their business, but I don't have anything to hide," says Gail Webb.