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HR Departments Tell Equifax Your Entire Salary History

chiguy writes with this snippet From NBC News: "The Equifax credit reporting agency, with the aid of thousands of human resource departments around the country, has assembled...[a database]...containing 190 million employment and salary records covering more than one-third of U.S. adults...[Equifax] says [it] is adding 12 million records annually.' This salary information is for sale: "Its database is so detailed that it contains week-by-week paystub information dating back years for many individuals, as well as ... health care provider, whether someone has dental insurance and if they've ever filed an unemployment claim.""

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  1. Re:Privacy And Sin by DarkOx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't
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    your
    hand
    out
    to
    far
    it
    might
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    home
    in
    another
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    Burma Shave

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  2. his adventures would be hilarious by Thud457 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Randian Nutbag" would be an awesome superhero name.

    Too bad he won't help anybody.

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  3. Time for a public jobs program by ub3r+n3u7r4l1st · · Score: 1, Funny

    Everybody who WANTS to work should be guaranteed a job that is accessible! It is a human right to work!

    I would rather want healthy inflation than unemployment!

    Where is the quadrillion dollar platinum coin when we need it?

    1. Re:Time for a public jobs program by ahodgson · · Score: 4, Funny
  4. Re:Great! by tompaulco · · Score: 3, Funny

    This one. This right here. All of our income is from our salary, but what they report is not their income. The ones who run the game don't play by the same rules as us.
    "Ah, I see you are the CEO of a fortune 500 company. Let's see here. It says your salary is $1. Sorry sir, I'm afraid we can't grant you a loan. Or do you have some other sources of income you would like to report?"

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  5. Re:Great! by Duhavid · · Score: 3, Funny

    Think of it as affirmative action for jocks.

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  6. Re:Privacy And Sin by ThatsNotPudding · · Score: 4, Funny

    Somebody already ignored the advice and clipped off the second o in too.