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They probably have a semi-automatic data collection system where you can type in a name, and it collects all sorts of public data in real time. To a non-technic
by smartician 13y ago
They probably have a semi-automatic data collection system where you can type in a name, and it collects all sorts of public data in real time. To a non-technical person, this can look like they have a file on you, when in reality this crawler just compiled all the data in a few minutes.
- marcosdumay 13y agoI use one of those tools at work. It's called Google :)
- smartician 13y agoRight... It's probably more sophisticated like that. Similar to what many HR departments use to screen future employees.
- rdouble 13y agoHR departments just use Google...
- smartician 13y agoThere are subscription services that do all the dirty work for you. Like beenverified.com (However that explicitly "forbids" its users to use it for employment verification. Pinky promise!)
- eru 13y agoWhy would they? That's incredibly risky from a legal point of view.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoSo they like to say...