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there is a need for some tool similar to glassdoor that can verify the authencity of the info posted by a user (email address, position, etc) that can be used r
by foolinaround 12y ago
there is a need for some tool similar to glassdoor that can verify the authencity of the info posted by a user (email address, position, etc) that can be used reliably by others to confidently share salaries without retribution.
- RankingMember 12y agoI had a similar thought with regard to verifying employment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8204401 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8204401 Maybe we're on to something.
- foolinaround 12y agoso, basically, a person signs up with some site with high degree of identification ( ssn, state id, email id, office id card, whatever, depending on the situation ). So, his identity with the central site is intact. Then, this person creates a throwaway id for this particular posting, and this throwaway cannot be openly linked back to the person, by anyone other than the site itself. The weakness of course is in the central site. And to solve this problem, there are a few decentralized trust solutions
- RankingMember 12y agoI like this. The vulnerability lies with the verifying site, so it would need to be crazy secure. Know any seasoned web developers with some crypto knowledge?
- tbyehl 12y agoCompanies are giving this information to Equifax, just not for the benefit of subjects... https://www.theworknumber.com/ https://www.theworknumber.com/