World Privacy Forum

Nov 11 2003

2003 Job Search Privacy Study: Credits

The World Privacy Forum conducted this research with funding assistance from the Rose Foundation Consumer Privacy Rights Fund. Without this assistance, this research would not have been possible.

Nov 11 2003

2003 Job Search Privacy Study: Methodology

A. Site Methodology
B. Methodology for Analyzing Resume Distribution Sites
C. Resume Writing Services Methodology

Nov 11 2003

2003 Job Search Privacy Study: Updates to This Report

When we update this report or make any changes to it, we will make notice of it in this section.

November 12, 2003: One typo corrected, page numbers added, font size of endnotes increased. “Updates” section added to report and index.

November 11, 2003: Report issued on www.worldprivacyforum.org.

Nov 11 2003

2003 Job Search Privacy Study: Appendix A – Key Unicru Screens

We are including only the screens from the first screen through the end of the background check and EEO compliance screens. A longer range of screens which includes a portion of the personality test is available by looking at the Sports Authority application site online.

Mar 06 2003

WPF Report: Resume Database Nightmare – Job Seeker Privacy at Risk

Pam Dixon, during the course of researching a separate study of resume databases, has discovered serious consumer privacy issues in resume databases that rise to the level of deserving immediate consumer notice. This report, below, highlights her findings.

National IDs Around the World — Interactive map

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Report: From the Filing Cabinet to the Cloud: Updating the Privacy Act of 1974

This comprehensive report and proposed bill text is focused on the Privacy Act of 1974, an important and early Federal privacy law that applies to the government sector and some contractors. The Privacy Act was written for the 1970s information era -- an era that was characterized by the use of mainframe computers and filing cabinets. Today's digital information era looks much different than the '70s: smart phones are smarter than the old mainframes, and documents are now routinely digitized and stored and perhaps even analyzed in the cloud, among many other changes. The report focuses on why the Privacy Act needs an update that will bring it into this century, and how that could look and work. This work was written by Robert Gellman, and informed by a two-year multi-stakeholder process.
COVID-19 and HIPAA: HHS’s Troubled Approach to Waiving Privacy and Security Rules for the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic strained the U.S. health ecosystem in numerous ways, including putting pressure on the HIPAA privacy and security rules. The Department of Health and Human Services adjusted the privacy and security rules for the pandemic through the use of statutory and administrative HIPAA waivers. While some of the adjustments are appropriate for the emergency circumstances, there are also some meaningful and potentially unwelcome privacy and security consequences. At an appropriate time, the use of HIPAA waivers as a response to health care emergencies needs a thorough review. This report sets out the facts, identifies the issues, and proposes a roadmap for change.

2003 Job Search Privacy Study: Credits

2003 Job Search Privacy Study: Methodology

2003 Job Search Privacy Study: Updates to This Report

2003 Job Search Privacy Study: Appendix A – Key Unicru Screens

WPF Report: Resume Database Nightmare – Job Seeker Privacy at Risk

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