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TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months ago

I just learned about The Work Number, what are other methods of employee, medical, or financial data collection can I opt out of?

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I just learned about The Work Number, what are other methods of employee, medical, or financial data collection can I opt out of?

TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months ago
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I tried looking for lists but didn’t find any.

The Work Number is US-specific and where your employers input your salary data for future employers to see. You can opt out here: https://employees.theworknumber.com/employee-data-freeze/.

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  • Old Jimmy Twodicks@sh.itjust.works
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    Thanks, Obama:

    https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/credit-reports-and-scores/consumer-reporting-companies/

    • TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.worldOP
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      Did Obama do anything relating to this?

      • Old Jimmy Twodicks@sh.itjust.works
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        The CFPB was authorized by the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010. In addition to helping get Dodd-Frank through Congress, Obama appointed Elizabeth Warren as a special advisor to the Treasury in order to oversee the CFPB and help get it off the ground.

        • Old Jimmy Twodicks@sh.itjust.works
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          Also, I just like saying “Thanks, Obama”

    • Mango@lemmy.world
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      I pretty well hate the whole concept of capitalists building a profile about me to better manipulate me. None of this should be legal. Don’t wanna give me a loan without all this information? Good. Don’t give me a loan. Now get rid of my data. That shit is nobody’s business but mine. It’s almost certainly used for discrimination and mass manipulation as well. It’s the kind of thing one would use to knock down their political opposition.

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    WTF… When did employers start reporting our income into a national/international database for other employers to view? Is it even mentioned in our contracts with the employer?

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      Since doing so allowed them to see other data. Then they can use it for making offers that are as low as possible.

      Basically it raises their bargaining power. They know how much you make now and will use that to scale their offer.

      Capitalists will minimize costs. It is their job.

      • Mango@lemmy.world
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        Remember, sharing your income information with co-workers is evil and bad.

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    And of course freezing this data is possible, but you have to mail it in, along with proof of identity. 🙄

    • Mango@lemmy.world
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      I’d rather it be deleted.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Work_Number

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    Consider what would happen if employees across the globe posted to an open database about their employer, position title, salary bonus and health care information. I’m sure we’d all be sued. How is this legal?

    • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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      you mean glassdoor.com ?

      • Anonymouse@lemmy.world
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        🤔

        I haven’t been out there in 15 years. I’ll have to check it out again!

  • Mango@lemmy.world
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    Everything on this page disgusts me: https://theworknumber.com/

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    Nothing like seeing all 3 of the same posts by you in my feed 🥰

    /s

    • breadsmasher@lemmy.world
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      The biggest annoyance to me personally, with fediverse communities. Complete fragmentation.

      Not to say I want a centralised control, but something in the middle

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        It does make establishing a critical mass of comments to make a good discussion difficult. I’ve had it once or twice where I discovered a post in one community commented and didn’t get any replies, only to discover some other discussion on the same content happened elsewhere on the fediverse that I wasn’t subscribed to.

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          I heard someone describe it as discussing a topic in different bars. You’ll get a slightly different niche in each space. Has its pros and cons. But beats the centralization.

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            That’s a good way to think about it, actually. Thanks for sharing

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