I'm not complaining. My job requires me to have access to some very sensitive data and the people responsible for the safeguarding of that data must be very careful. Debt problems could indicate risky behavior that could pose a threat to that data.
Wonder what they'd say if they knew you'd been posting on Free Republic.
>>Debt problems could indicate risky behavior that could pose a threat to that data.<<
On that we agree. It is what I was saying in a previous post. Problem is, that is only one factor. And you already have your job. You can explain it, be it divorce, medical bills, whatever. When one is applying for a job, they just find out their credit was not good enough - without ever knowing what "good enough" is. It's like getting a speeding ticket but never being told what the limit is. You are only told that you were going too fast.
Fact is, every form of surveilance or any and all forms of digging into peoples lives can be justified by arguments such as you (and I) made in our posts, but that doesn't make it alright. Just as there is no death penalyt for litering, but it is reasonable for first degree murder, perhaps credit checks shouls be limited to those with jobs such as yours or other "high" (as opposed to medium or low) security jobs.
If this trend goes unchecked, we will end up like the old Chinese dynasties, with people being pidgeon holed pretty much from birth with rare exceptions.