Is anyone else trying to opt out of Equifax WorkNumber?

Re:Is anyone else trying to opt out of Equifax WorkNumber? by Nextgrid on Saturday October 15, 2022 @12:02AM (#33211632)

You’d explicitly ask your HR department in writing, and get your Work Number report from Equifax (you can get it, right?) to make sure your employer isn’t mistakenly/maliciously sending data over despite claiming not to.

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Re:Is anyone else trying to opt out of Equifax WorkNumber? by happyopossum on Saturday October 15, 2022 @12:08AM (#33211662)

Both of those are post-hire actions, and assume that you will get an accurate response from either party.

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Re:Is anyone else trying to opt out of Equifax WorkNumber? by NegativeLatency on Saturday October 15, 2022 @02:03AM (#33212158)

Yeah I asked at my last place and they were basically like “too bad it’s not changing”

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Re:Is anyone else trying to opt out of Equifax WorkNumber? by Nextgrid on Saturday October 15, 2022 @07:53AM (#33214021)

If you are able to resign, it will make them reconsider this decision.

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Re:Is anyone else trying to opt out of Equifax WorkNumber? by NegativeLatency on Saturday October 15, 2022 @07:58PM (#33219790)

I did, for various reasons including that

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Re:Is anyone else trying to opt out of Equifax WorkNumber? by kelnos on Saturday October 15, 2022 @02:07AM (#33212181)

True, but presumably the next time you are interviewing for a job, you can ask during the interview process, and then terminate the process of they tell you they do it. Preferably after they've wasted a bunch of time and money on your interviews.

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Re:Is anyone else trying to opt out of Equifax WorkNumber? by Nextgrid on Saturday October 15, 2022 @07:53AM (#33214023)

See my answer here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33214006

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