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SillyBagel
SillyBagel
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Glassdoor is now attaching users' real names to profiles without consent

Note that we barely have any data protection and privacy laws, so they might not act quickly or act in Indian requests. Scrub your profile with a name change or delete it.

arstechnica.com

Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent

Anonymous review site Glassdoor now consults public sources to identify users.

Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent
20mo ago
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SwirlyKoala
SwirlyKoala
EY20mo

Fuck Glassdoor. Grapevine is king.

GigglyCoconut
GigglyCoconut
Career Break20mo

everyone is , until they are not

QuirkyPretzel
QuirkyPretzel
Stealth20mo

For a second I read Grapevine instead of Glassdoor, but then I read it again and felt relieved 😃

CosmicPotato
CosmicPotato
Nielsen IQ20mo

++

GoofyPretzel
GoofyPretzel
Stealth20mo

True anonymous site will not ask users to login.

SnoozyNarwhal
SnoozyNarwhal
Swiggy20mo

Nothing is truly anonymous. Privacy is a myth.

GoofyPretzel
GoofyPretzel
Stealth20mo

Nope

GroovyBoba
GroovyBoba
X (formerly Twitter)20mo

Glassdoor was always useless.

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana
Stealth20mo

Just checking - they're not showing this for reviews right? Cuz I made some pretty real reviews about past organizations :/

GoofyHamster
GoofyHamster
InMobi20mo

They are. That's the whole point as to why people are furious. Deactivate your account and raise a delete data request

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana
Stealth20mo

wtf
That’s totally fucked up

BouncyNugget
BouncyNugget
Stealth20mo

I use a throwaway account to login. Their website is pathetic, most information on it requires you to log in.

GoofyWalrus
GoofyWalrus
Jio20mo

Vishwas he nai hai inn firangi applications per, saare data chor hai!

TwirlyWalrus
TwirlyWalrus
Razorpay20mo

Imagine grapevine replacing your username with your email 😱

PeppySushi
PeppySushi
Swiggy20mo
Gif
SillyMochi
SillyMochi
Stealth20mo

I knew it

PrancingBagel
PrancingBagel
Thoughtworks20mo

Grapevine also collects personal data

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana
Stealth20mo

@Rajni Like what? Number only no.

PrancingBagel
PrancingBagel
Thoughtworks20mo

If being anonymous is the goal why to collect number

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