Comment by crate_barre

It’s one of the most widely used background checking services. At least three of the companies I worked for will simply tell anyone doing the background check their worknumber ID so the background check service can just check on the site. I like the system because it’s a simple way to get your dates of employment reliably without anyone having to literally call up a HR person at a previous company.

But, what the fuck are they doing making this data available beyond that? This has to be illegal.