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Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2024
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Highly recommend at least trying to poison your data before deactivating/deleting; they have some legalese that gives them a workaround to keep things to an extent
You also need to be careful when deleting your account - when you do, they'll send you a "there was an issue with your request" email that tries to get you to register again by prompting you to "log in" to fix it. The log in is creating a password for a new account.
Really? Wild
True, but keep in mind they likely have backups of everything. If you do this all at once it will probably be noticed and they might just roll it all back when you are gone. Case in point, reddit. If you do this slowly maybe it will stay, not sure.
Even if they know, burnt out software engineers with other priorities are probably not recovering old data
Unless some exec has a meltdown and demands them to revert the site
That's usually a monumental undertaking for sites that are majority database-driven like Glassdoor. Think multiple regional databases.
I doubt they delete anything. Just add a flag to the datastore so users don't see it, but they can still sell it or train AI on it or whatever.
The data is never getting deleted in the first place, "delete" just needs to set a flag for non-visibility. The language used in their disclaimer leads me to believe exactly that is what is happening.
I've never seen much reason to use a real name on Glassdoor. They demand visitors sign up to see information, and every logon it demands more details. So I am glad I used a throwaway account and I expect many others did too, or filled it in with junk. I hope their database is poisoned with garbage. I'm sure they will continue to turn the screws - using a mobile device? You MUST use our app etc. I hope people realise that LinkedIn already sucks and here is something even worse moving into the same space.