You guys are thinking a bit too much into this.

Facebook is semi private. By that I mean to view a profile and its pictures you must be a "friend" with that person or be in their network.

By default anyone who is in a specific network can view other people's profile.

The first thing anyone should do with their new facebook account is to go to the privacy settings page. In there you can change that setting amongst others so random people in your network can't see you.

Also there is an option to disable google's indexing so you won't be included in google searches. Granted I have no idea how google retains its data, so at the worst the only thing people will see in a google cache is your name, profile picture, and some friends.

Myspace was the major troublemaker for privacy concerns. ANYONE could view those profiles until they were locked down by the profile owner. I honestly don't know anyone who uses myspace anymore.

If you all are that worried about what an employer can see and know about you, go ahead and google your name. The things for me that pop up are my youtube channel (with TV I produced way back in high school), my facebook, some old articles I submitted for tech sites, and some Bugzilla postings.

A potential employer won't be able to see your facebook profile unless the HR wheenie is part of your network, then you should configure your account to not viewable unless they add you as a friend.

And finally don't add your boss as a friend on facebook unless you guys really are friends. My boss and I are both MB nerds so we're obviously friends. And I also don't engage in illegal activies where pictures are taken.

When you remove the information from facebook, FB may still have but nothing short of a court order will have it be recovered.

An HR wheenie isn't going to dig for hours on end to find dirt on you guys.

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-Typos courtesy of my mobile phone.