This is on HN because it gratifies one's intellectual curiosity [1]. Moreover, it's an important public policy topic that affects a large number of people in th

This is on HN because it gratifies one's intellectual curiosity [1]. Moreover, it's an important public policy topic that affects a large number of people in the US and beyond. That said, I believe employers are well within their rights to run credit checks on their employees. Granted, it might not be useful, but nobody's forcing anyone to apply to a job, either. [1] http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html