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Would you speak out about what your employer or ex-employer is all about if you knew your review WITH your name would be published across the internet? This latest news about Glassdoor revealing user identities is a matter of concern when it comes to finding the sweet spot between user identification and privacy. Do you check the Terms of Use and other policies of online portals for privacy of data before posting on them? #onlineprivacy #glassdoor

It's time to ditch Glassdoor - they are de-anonymizing user profiles and review content, putting everyone who's ever used it at risk. Do you trust them with your entire career? Important: manually remove your reviews before deleting your account, because they 'reserve the right' to keep your content "anonymized" even if you request deletion. Protecting user privacy should be a core value to any data-driven business - they seem to have lost that. https://lnkd.in/grcdm_5d

// PRIVACY // Ever left an employer review on Glassdoor under a pseudonym? It might be worth checking to see if your full name is now published as the author! / A recent acquisition deal with Fishbowl triggered a change to Glassdoor's terms of service whereby each user needed to be verified. Glassdoor now consulted an undisclosed range of public sources to identify users and update its user records without consultation. So if you had initials or a pseudonym listed against your reviews and Glassdoor has since verified your identity, your real name might now be listed next to your review. If you set your original profile up to list reviews anonymously, your listings should still be anonymous, but if you used initials or a pseudonym, this might have been replaced with identity information Glassdoor has gathered on your behalf. In those instances, users have the option to update their settings and have their review listings be completely anonymous, but that's of little comfort to users who have had their names displayed on the website for weeks or months without knowledge.

This feels like a pretty big shift in #privacy policy - big enough that you might want to delete your #Glassdoor account. Moving forward, posts will no longer be anonymous. And if you have posted in the past, and they can connect your email address to any other identifying data, they will add your name to past posts. This article has more information, including links and directions on how to delete your account and data: https://lnkd.in/grj27uRg

Do you use glassdoor? Glassdoor, where employees go to leave anonymous reviews of employers, has recently begun adding real names to user profiles without users' consent. Although it's common for many online users to link services at sign-up to Facebook or Gmail accounts to verify identity and streamline logins, for years, Glassdoor has notably allowed users to sign up for its service anonymously. But in 2021, Glassdoor acquired Fishbowl, a professional networking app that integrated with Glassdoor last July. This acquisition meant that every Glassdoor user was automatically signed up for a Fishbowl account. And because Fishbowl requires users to verify their identities, Glassdoor's terms of service changed to require all users to be verified. Glassdoor says people can still be anonymous. Statement here: “When a user provides information, either during the sign-up process or by uploading a resume, that information will automatically cross-populate between all Glassdoor services, including our community app Fishbowl," Glassdoor's spokesperson said. "When using Glassdoor and Fishbowl, there is always the option to remain anonymous. Users can choose to be fully anonymous or reveal elements of their identity, like company name or job title, while using our community service." MORE: Per the very long article, Fishbowl also automatically updates info on user profiles and the link between Fishbowl- Glassdoor poses a risk due to hackers or even legal challenges from employers trying to unmask people. NET: Big development given importance of anonymity for Glassdoor Story: Arstechnica - https://lnkd.in/g3duNRe7 Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Pew Research Center Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada/Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada Neil Linden #privacy IAB Canada IAB #unmasking Glassdoor for Employers Glassdoor Brasil Glassdoor Indeed Monster LinkedIn LinkedIn Pulse LinkedIn News

If you’ve ever written a scathing anonymous review on Glassdoor about your employer… it might be time to delete your account 😳 Glassdoor has started adding people’s real names to their user profiles without their consent. In the article, you’ll read how a user named Monica didn’t even provide her name during sign up… they got her name and added it to her profile from a customer support email because her full name was in her email address / signature. Is Glassdoor planning to sell this user data? Who knows. But it’s certainly rocked consumer trust since this news broke, with people rushing to the link that forces Glassdoor to permanently delete user data. Perfect example of a company going against their mission & alienating their customer base… Glassdoor wouldn’t be anything without anonymity. #glassdoor #dataprivacy #anonymity #data #databreach #news #businessnews #employer #hr https://lnkd.in/ev33aDFz

Appreciate the share and the shout out, Jeff Dickey-Chasins, in your latest Job Board Doctor blog post, referencing our recent article about Glassdoor and it's head scratching behavior. We had this piece behind the steel door / paywall and now it's as transparent as, well, glass. (Clumsy segue but we got there in the end!) Read it - we're only going to leave it open for a short time: https://lnkd.in/gaNEjMtM #privacy #employerreviews #jobboards #recruitmentmarketplaces

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POV at Glassdoor this week: For those of you who DON'T know...your reviews on Glassdoor may no longer be anonymous. The worst part is that people are most likely not aware that their identity is about to or is currently revealed to their former employer defeating the anonymous "protection" Glassdoor had led with for years. I get the need to validate data (to protect companies from random, inaccurate negative ratings), but there surely must have been other options, right? There are reports of legal departments now going after former employees to remove reviews now that employee identities have been revealed. I can't imagine why this move was made. To me, this will be a huge PR nightmare for Glassdoor and will result in major loss of users. If you want to remove your data, of course, it's not straightforward. You have to ask them to purge and delete your data, but I'd recommend getting that started if you've ever done things with Glassdoor. Don't just delete your profile as that won't delete the reviews. Source: https://lnkd.in/gP-e_h37 #glassdoor #whoops #internetprivacy #anonymous #identityrevealed

Why is Clear, to verify identities, on LinkedIn forcing its members to either be verified with their legal name or lose the benefits that come with verification? According to LinkedIn being verified: Enhanced Trust and Credibility Increased Profile Visibility Stronger Professional Image Protection Against Impersonation Access to Exclusive Features Here’s the challenge. I have never been called Patricia, except by doctors and passport control agents. I have been attuned to branding since I about 10-years-old. You see, my Dad still spells my name as P-a-t-t-y. When I see it spelled this way I feel no connection to it. When I was 10-years-old I changed the spelling of my name. P-a-t-t-i-e just looked better to me. Ending it with an ‘i’ it felt incomplete. With a ‘y,’ the descending character and the combination of letters just made my name seem disorderly – It made me physically uncomfortable. ‘Pattie’ just felt and looked right. Despite my love and respect for my military father I did not conform to his way of spelling my name because it didn’t represent me. So LinkedIn’s Clear verification forcing users to use their legal name is a step backward. Many professionals use different names professionally. Requiring verification shouldn't limit our ability to choose how we present ourselves, or how others may search for us online. Let's advocate for a system that allows verification without compromising professional identity. #LinkedIn #professionalidentity #verification #clear #userexpereincefail #UX #UI My #brandidentity #branding #naming #visualvoice