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Re: Glassdoor not so anonymous

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Post by ls15 »

koolba wrote: post #149
babyshake wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you sign into a personal Google account on a new Chrome profile on a managed laptop, can they get access to your entire Google account (drive, emails, etc.) remotely? Can they use an auth token or something to automate the process of downloading all your data? If so, is this legal?

> If so, is this legal? If it’s a company provided laptop then it’s a good idea to assume that every keystroke, DNS request, and network packet is fair game. Laptops are cheap. There’s no reason to mix personal and corporate usage.

> If it’s a company provided laptop then it’s a good idea to assume that every keystroke, DNS request, and network packet is fair game.

In the USA and other countries with subpar privacy laws.

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Post by not-so-jerry »

emmelaich wrote: post #132
nhooyr wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you sure this is possible? I thought managed google accounts didn't allow admins to access browsing or any other history.

If they have managed Google accounts they probably have admin on your device as well.

To belay paranoia, this is not always the case.

I manage a company's google workspace, and we don't have managed browsers or devices, and no one has ever asked to have that capability.

Re: Glassdoor not so anonymous

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Post by throwaway290 »

el_benhameen wrote: post #40
croes wrote: post #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?

I mean, they’re gonna have to spend a hell of a lot more on recruiting now that the Streisand effect has kicked in.

I think Glassdoor being member access only limits Streisand effect a lot.

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Post by netheril96 »

I don't understand why people ever trust the anonymity of Glassdoor. They have neither technical guarantees (e.g. zero knowledge cryptography) nor contractual guarantees (e.g. you can sue for damages if they fail to protect your identity).

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Post by bibabaloo »

Mandatum wrote: post #2

Glassdoor 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…

> It appears a few other companies are doing this too, including Kraken (https://www.kraken.com/)

Kraken is still silly for going after them, IMO, but the Kraken case isn't as cut and dry. The person who had left the review on Kraken had accepted a large severance package that was conditional on signing a NDA.

I think the bad PR Kraken got for going after them wasn't worth it (especially as the review wasn't really even that bad) but the ex-employee was also not really in the right there either, having violated their NDA.

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Post by mehlmao »

bibabaloo wrote: post #195
Mandatum wrote: post #2

Glassdoor 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…

> It appears a few other companies are doing this too, including Kraken ( https://www.kraken.com/ ) Kraken is still silly for going after them, IMO, but the Kraken case isn't as cut and dry. The person who had left the review on Kraken had accepted a large severance package that was conditional on signing a NDA. I think the bad PR Kraken got for going after them wasn't worth it (especially as the review wasn't really…

Who cares if they violated an NDA? NDAs are supposed to protect company secrets, not prevent criticism.

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Post by lopatin »

Would a blockchain based Glassdoor alternative make sense? You can't sue a blockchain, and if they do somehow, they're not going to ban the entire blockchain in the whole country just because it provides anonymous reviews.

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Post by paranoidrobot »

lopatin wrote: post #197

Would a blockchain based Glassdoor alternative make sense? You can't sue a blockchain, and if they do somehow, they're not going to ban the entire blockchain in the whole country just because it provides anonymous reviews.

The issue is not that Glassdoor is being sued, the issue is that there is a company who wants to obtain the identities of those using Glassdoor to make comments about the company.

Most people use Blockchain through established services such as Coinbase -- Coinbase, and most other legitimate services like this must comply with KYC rules. So instead of suing "a blockchain", they'd demand the identity of the wallet holder from Coinbase.

I can't see how going to a blockchain resolves any of these issues, but perhaps you could elaborate?

Re: Glassdoor not so anonymous

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Post by kortilla »

mehlmao wrote: post #196
bibabaloo wrote: post #195

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It appears a few other companies are doing this too, including Kraken ( https://www.kraken.com/ ) Kraken is still silly for going after them, IMO, but the Kraken case isn't as cut and dry. The person who had left the review on Kraken had accepted a large severance package that was conditional on signing a NDA. I think the bad PR Kraken got for going after them wasn't worth it (especially as the review wasn't really…

Who cares if they violated an NDA? NDAs are supposed to protect company secrets, not prevent criticism.

It’s a contractual agreement to not air dirty laundry in exchange for money. If you want to bitch about the company publicly, don’t accept a payment not to.
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