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07/16/2007: "The soft totalitarianism of employer records"

While most have been worrying about the personal info the government gathers on us, our blindspot was turned on employers. Did you know that an increasing amount of employers are conducting extensive and invasive background checks, using new data services and Internet detectives? Why should you care? They often make decisions on whether to invite you in for an interview and later, whether to award you the job based on databaseinformation. Fairplay? I don't think so. You should know what they're up to behind closed company doors. To help you balance the game in your favour, I've detailed exactly what they're checking, and what you need to know to ensure you don't lose out on a great job, due to a misprint.

[ The big lie is that you should be afraid of government, exclusively. That is to say, you should always fear bad government. But "people power" is even more oppressive, as it's not a single front, but the self-interest of individuals goading them on to do nasty but profitable things to you. ]

http://www.calumcoburn.co.uk/articles/security-checks.html