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

  • criitz@reddthat.com
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    8 months ago

    But they will add your name to your profile without your consent, and then in the future they could easily share your identity and there would be nothing you could do about it.

    Particularly for employees who fear retaliation for reviews, Mackey said that Glassdoor users could historically choose never to share their real names, and the company now storing names for all users makes it much more likely that users could be linked to their reviews should Glassdoor’s data ever be subpoenaed or leaked. That’s what had Monica so concerned, too.

    It’s a valid concern. The whole premise of the site kind of demands anonymity.

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      8 months ago

      Not disputing that it’s a concern at all, and the way they went about it is super shady. It’s just that the implication in the headline is so so much worse than that.