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It certainly would be illegal in Europe under the GDPR - data collected for one purpose (handling of applications) cannot be used for another without explicit,
by Xylakant 10mo ago
It certainly would be illegal in Europe under the GDPR - data collected for one purpose (handling of applications) cannot be used for another without explicit, informed consent.
- pydry 10mo agoIm sure it isnt that hard to get candidates to tick another check box that says the data can be used for other stuff.
- Xylakant 10mo agoThe box would need to be off by default and clearly state the purpose. It would at least be possible to verify it exists and no example has been shown.
- cluckindan 10mo ago”We and our 972 partners…”
- Y_Y 10mo agoCorporations are people, and very promiscuous ones at that.
- reeredfdfdf 10mo agoIt may be illegal, but shady stuff certainly happens in EU too. Recently investigative journalists here in Finland found out that a significant percentage of job postings over here are indeed fake. Unsurprisingly, worst offenders were recruitment companies, which sometimes listed fake jobs to generate a pool of applicants they can later offer to their clients. Doing this is easy, as no law requires these companies to disclose who their clients are when creating job postings. It's also very common for same position to get posted multiple times. Other than wasting applicant's time, this behavior also messes up many statistics, which use job postings to determine how many open positions there are available. Basically the chances of finding a job are even worse for unemployed people than stats would imply.
- Xylakant 10mo agoOh, I agree that illegal stuff happens in the EU aplenty. The question was whether this is illegal and it almost certainly is. Job postings from recruiters - while morally reprehensible - may just skirt the law, but straight up using applications for profile building, marketing and other purposes almost certainly isn’t permitted