alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 4 months agoUsers ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consentarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkUsers ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consentarstechnica.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareMostlyBlindGamer@rblind.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoIf I’m reading this correctly, they’re adding your name to your site profile, but that’s not visible and is not linked to your reviews. That specificity makes the situation much less terrifying than the title alone would imply.
minus-squareFfaerieOxide@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoIf they have the information, it can be purchased, leaked, or linked to. They do not need and should not have this info, especially without consent.
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoAn accidental “bug” or data breach could cause these names to become public. Given today’s atmosphere of “Oopsie daisies” and hacks that happen with upsetting frequency, this is a very real thing to be concerned about.
minus-squareMostlyBlindGamer@rblind.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI’m looking at it from a perspective of intentionality. Careless? Definitely. A risk ? For sure. But the situation is still not as the title implies.
minus-squaredownpunxx@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoonly if you believe hacking, and dark web data brokering, exists only in fairytales
If I’m reading this correctly, they’re adding your name to your site profile, but that’s not visible and is not linked to your reviews.
That specificity makes the situation much less terrifying than the title alone would imply.
If they have the information, it can be purchased, leaked, or linked to.
They do not need and should not have this info, especially without consent.
An accidental “bug” or data breach could cause these names to become public. Given today’s atmosphere of “Oopsie daisies” and hacks that happen with upsetting frequency, this is a very real thing to be concerned about.
I’m looking at it from a perspective of intentionality. Careless? Definitely. A risk ? For sure. But the situation is still not as the title implies.
only if you believe hacking, and dark web data brokering, exists only in fairytales