alt Hacker NewsI believe it actually is illegal, via a set of more general rules on data collection, on what constitutes a fraud, etc. May not be spelled out exactly like this specific use case, but still very likely covered by law. Just difficult to prove.
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Xylakant • last Thursday at 7:36 AM
It certainly would be illegal in Europe under the GDPR - data collected for one purpose (handling of applications) cannot be used for another without explicit, informed consent.
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khelavastr • last Thursday at 9:39 AM
Don't ignore free speech of job search applicants .!
I saw this post on reddit where some sketchy AI company (Alpheva AI) is posting jobs and requesting a screenshot of all applicants having left their app a 5-star review in the app store as part of the application process:
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1pp0iej/thi...