Leakage of job applicants' data raises concerns, solutions expensive
Live MintMumbai/New Delhi: The ever-bulging employee databases of companies are increasingly getting leaked into the internet for want of adequate security measures and, in some cases, for want of investment into available cybersecurity technologies. “Firms are now outsourcing their payroll processes, insurance, HR services, and there is no way to keep track of whether those firms are keeping data safe," said Dhiraj Gupta, chief technology officer of MFilterIt, a fraud detection and prevention firm. Access to data is restricted based on the specific role, ensuring only relevant information is available rather than all data," said Neeti Sharma, CEO of staffing firm Teamlease Digital. All our group companies ensure that personal data available with the firm—like insurance, PAN and Aadhaar etc, have limited access and are masked," said Supratik Bhattacharyya, chief talent officer of RPG Group. “Recruitment agencies have access to data from resumes, who then scrape it and sell it to partners without disclosure, this is a privacy issue," said Lathia, adding that Blockchain is specifically designed to solve this.
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