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Privacy Group Gives Guidance on Inspecting Social Media Profiles of Job Applicants

The Article 29 Working Party, encompassing privacy watchdogs of all EU member states, issued guidance on the inspection of social media profiles of job applicants. "Employers should not assume that merely because an...

by PILP

The Article 29 Working Party, encompassing privacy watchdogs of all EU member states, issued guidance on the inspection of social media profiles of job applicants. "Employers should not assume that merely because an individual’s social media profile is publicly available they are then allowed to process those data for their own purposes," according to the privacy watchdogs. Employers should only review publicly available information about candidates if it is necessary for the job, for example in order to assess specific risks for a specific function, and the candidates are correctly informed.




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