thisislife22d ago

Employers use your personal data to figure out the lowest salary you'll accept

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/employers-are-using-your-personal-data-to-figure-out-the-lowest-salary-youll-accept-c2b968fb

Show threadanonymars

One (more) thing to opt out of:

Freeze Your Data - The Work Number
https://employees.theworknumber.com/employee-data-freeze

As I understand it, payroll whores your salary out to Equifax*, who then pimps it to others

* Yeah, that one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Equifax_data_breach

Freeze Your Data | The Work Number

You can control access to your data by requesting a data freeze at any time, at no cost. This freeze means many verifiers will be unable to view your data from The Work Number.

Apr 6 at 12:56amWeb
Show threadlaweijfmvo2d ago
I hate that I have to opt out of this stuff that I never signed up for and never would have. I filed the request to freeze, and see that it will require me uploading many more pieces of data to prove identity and address. Disgusting.
Show threadlateforwork2d ago

No they sell it directly: https://theworknumber.com/solutions/industries/pre-employmen...

The Work Number is in fact Equifax.

Pre-Employment Verifications & Work History | The Work Number

Streamline pre-employment verifications with automated data from The Work Number to simplify your application processes.

Show threadxvxvx2d ago
I worked for Equifax many moons ago. They had a problem with people taking jobs there that no one else wanted, solely to gain access to their systems and reset their own credit scores. And, for some reason, they couldn’t roll it back once found out. Great company.
Show threadjustaboutanyone2d ago
How does that work with multiple credit agencies?
Show threadxvxvx2d ago
No idea, it was back in the mid to late 90’s.
Show threadOptionOfT2d ago

I'm filling out the form there. I genuinely don't know why I would ever generate a salary key so I can let someone know how much money I made.

Also, to prevent them from sharing the information, you need to give them even more information. Disgusting that this is allowed.