A decent outcome here would be if Glassdoor revealed all employers that attempt to go after former employees with alerts like the current one on the Zuru page.
A decent outcome would be Glassdoor covering the users' legal fees.
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#12>Glassdoor’s FAQ goes into a little more detail about how they will defend user anonymity. They know this is vital their success: If glassdoor cares so much about anonymity, why didn't they engineer their site in such a way that prevents them from being able to deanonymize reviewers? For instance, not keeping identifying user details after they have been verified?
Like most things in the modern world, it's built on bullshit and hopes that no one notices. In this case someone noticed and going to clean house.
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#14Glassdoor has posted a notice on ZURU's page regarding this: https://www.glassdoor.com.au/Reviews/ZURU-Reviews-E2286297.h... It appears a few other companies are doing this too, including Kraken ( https://www.kraken.com/ ) as you can see here: https://www.glassdoor.com.au/Overview/Working-at-Kraken-Digi... EDIT: If anyone from Glassdoor is reading this, please advise on a way to either unlink my profile from my ident…
That's actually a fantastic response.
- Reminds reviewers to avoid libel, since it may undergo legal review.
- Tells potential employees or customers that this is how the company responds to bad press/negativity (i.e. disproportionately).
- Doesn't subject Glassdoor to potential libel since the statement is objectively true (see court records).
Although I won't get too positive about Glassdoor as I've read negative reviews disappear[0].
[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/8tfhxv/glassdoor_...
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#15>Zuru hasn't simply alleged that it suffered a loss; Zuru’s cofounders declared, under penalty of perjury, that because of the negative reviews, Zuru had to spend more money to recruit job candidates for a particular position.”
Does Zuru have proof it's because of negative reviews and not other causes?
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#16>Glassdoor’s FAQ goes into a little more detail about how they will defend user anonymity. They know this is vital their success: If glassdoor cares so much about anonymity, why didn't they engineer their site in such a way that prevents them from being able to deanonymize reviewers? For instance, not keeping identifying user details after they have been verified?
Devil's advocate: Spam and abuse are ongoing problems, and are often the answer to "why we cannot have nice things?"
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#17> Zuru hasn't simply alleged that it suffered a loss; Zuru’s cofounders declared, under penalty of perjury, that because of the negative reviews, Zuru had to spend more money to recruit job candidates for a particular position. ” Does Zuru have proof it's because of negative reviews and not other causes?
Yeah, this line almost made me laugh out loud. "We promise that this happened and these evil reviewers are why! Believe us!"
Um... no? I don't. At all.
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#18Does Glassdoor actually have any business operations or webservers in NZ that would be subject to this order if it was issued from a court in NZ?
Since when does a NZ order apply to a non NZ company. For example, American media regularly publishes the names of persons charged with crimes in Canada where the name may be banned from publication by a Canadian court. It's a first amendment thing.
If US companies start obeying orders like this, how is it any different from getting a court order from a "totally neutral" court in Hong Kong, actually controlled by beijing, to de-anonymize the users of an american-based web service.
Looking at the details, it appears that they were sued in a us court in California, so the order does apply.
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#19It appears that they have won the lawsuit against Glassdoor. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/kiwi-toy-giant-zuru-wins... Perhaps this event will send a chilling message to would-be whistle-blowers...
It's a warning to turbulent priests everywhere.
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#20I read through all the reviews.
https://www.glassdoor.com.au/Reviews/ZURU-Reviews-E2286297_P...
I don't see anything out of the ordinary, and there are definitely some common threads amongst negative reviews.
Wouldn't they have to prove the allegations are false?