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“I’m not a techie at all. Is this important?”

Hello, I’ve been lurking on these forums for 11 years now. This thread really got my attention. Acxiom corporation has one of the worlds largest databases of people in the U.S. Whether Acxiom will confirm it or not, they have about 7.200 to 7.800 points of data on “YOU”. Meaning, they have information on everybody in the U.S. Acxiom is a democratic corporation, they started thier business by maintaining a database of Democratic Party memberships for the Democratic party when they started. Now they’ve gone way beyond just that. Does Axciom know whether you are Democratic or Republican or Independent party affiliated? You bet they do. What do they do with this data? Oh I don’t know maybe plan on how to steal votes maybe? I have been unemployed for a LONG time and unable to find a job for some reason. It is confusing to me. Every job I apply for pretty much gets no response or no reply. And call me paranoid but I think I have somewhat of an Idea what is going on. Nowdays all applications and resumes are not even looked at people anymore, they are just shoveled into an ATS or TMS (Applicant Tracking System) or (Talent Management System).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applicant_tracking_system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talent_management_system

My suspicion is that ATS and TMS software packages do a “quick” background check on each resume or application that comes in, no human oversight. This is probably automatic.

I apply..... to some company .... online through thier w/e ATS/TMS package they use.

ATS/TMS sends a quick query to Acxiom (Does this applicant have a criminal record?)

Acxiom: “Hmmm lets see, (No he doesn’t have a criminal record!)” and I don’t have a criminal record at all, none whatsoever.

Acxiom: “Hmmm lets see is he a Democratic Party Member?” (Nope!).

Acxiom: Returns value (YES) to ATS/TMS, Implicating that I do have a criminal record or something.

ATS/TMS: Buries my resume /application, marking me as not hireable.

Now do you see how data mining could be a huge problem? From denying you your freedoms under the constitution, to doing even more nefarious things.

So great I’m not a Democrat and my suspicions are that somehow I have been marked as unhirable.

Even worse, I think the largest TMS system (TALEO) actively shares data on applicants across multiple businesses, further poisioning my job / career opportunities, for life.

Data mining can be used for far WORSE things than you can Imagine. Anywhere from stealing and auto-switching votes around, to making your life pure hell.

If Acxiom gets caught playing political favorites with job applications in this market, it would be their end as a corporation. That class action lawsuit would be so huge that their stockholders would never see the end of it. It would drive many voters away from Democrats and they would never see them again. They'd have to be really stupid because they will get caught when (not if) someone leaks the source code.

Although most of their offices are in Slave Party States, Acxiom U.S. locations include: Phoenix, Arizona, Ft. Myers, Florida, Starkville, Mississippi, and Memphis & Nashville, Tennessee. I am certain an injured party could find a sympathetic attorney general within those States.

Does Axciom know whether you are Democratic or Republican or Independent party affiliated?

Many years ago, I interviewed a job candidate who was employed at Acxiom.

The conversation veered off, and all the turkey wanted to talk about was the evil of Walmart (this was about 1994!). Being in Massachusetts at the time, and not yet having experienced Walmart, I rejected him, based solely on the theory that he was a nut to be so obsessed about a retail operator.

Now being a satisfied Walmart customer, I would happily reject him again, if I had the chance.