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Online job hunters grapple with misuse of personal data

October 1, 2007 /

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After he posted his resume online in 2004, Ed Pilarski got more responses than he bargained for.

More than a dozen companies called or e-mailed the retired Verizon Communications Inc. project manager with job offers he did not want or mortgage refinancing deals he did not need.

One caller stood out: A Morgan Stanley financial adviser who allegedly viewed the resume of Pilarski and hundreds of others posted on job-hunting website CareerBuilder.com.

By Ross Kerber, Globe Staff

Full Story: http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/10/01/online_job_hunters_grapple_with_misuse_of_personal_data/

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Firm loses laptop computer with personal information on 800,000 job applicants

Gap Inc., the largest U.S. clothing retailer, said a laptop computer containing the personal information of 800,000 job applicants was stolen from the offices of a third-party vendor.

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