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Is your employer watching you? Online profiling blurs the boundary of our public and private lives

A new study reveals employers are using online information about job applicants without their knowledge, to inform hiring decisions. Approximately 55% of organisations now have a policy about this type of practice, called profiling.

However, despite its increased use, most employees are not comfortable with being profiled. Over 60% believe they have a right to a private online identity that employers should not access. But only 40% of those surveyed in the study reported they always manage their social media activities with their current employer in mind.

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Is your employer watching you? Online profiling blurs the boundary of our public and private lives was originally published on iSeeTech

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