Comments on: ProPakistan starts a … blog with people’s resumes? A spammer’s heaven? A privacy nightmare?! http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/ Coffee Sessions for the Industry! Sat, 12 May 2012 08:39:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Qurratulain Akhtar http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-12942 Qurratulain Akhtar Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:45:53 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/#comment-12942 ******ProPakistan has started what they’re calling a "Professionals Board" ........"******** Thanks for the timely post Osama! Highly appreciated! ********Actually what it really is, is a blog with people’s resumes’ as posts..........******** Yes we’re using an Open Source for it that we found better for the execution of idea and testing different things at this moment. We’ll definitely be moving for a better one, and will keep you updated accordingly. Now coming to the point you mentioned, there’s no phone number display thingy at all… Please do let me know if you’ve found any! Secondly yes, we do display email addresses [with profile holders’ consent], that’s in fact not hyperlinked, on some places you may find emails hyperlinked, but we’re working on to remove that. We’ll be removing the email completely and add a contact option shortly. ********Even worse is the fact that anyone can submit anyone else’s profile on this anonymously - they verify the info provided but not who submitted it to them… ........ That’s exactly we’re to do! Besides that, all the profiles on board have been published with the consent of profile holders, and this will be same in future. Yes, we’re working on privacy policy and user agreement that will be added shortly! ********There’s a reason people invented login mechanisms and elaborate verification processes. ........" Agreed, but ‘A’ can submit ‘B’s’ profile more appropriately then. That case can verify an email only! I'll highly appreciate your ideas in this context! @Teeth I did answer your point in above context, please let me know if something left untouched @smaak Thanks for the feedback; we’ll be moving that step ahead, inshaAllah! ******ProPakistan has started what they’re calling a “Professionals Board” ……..”********

Thanks for the timely post Osama! Highly appreciated!

********Actually what it really is, is a blog with people’s resumes’ as posts……….********

Yes we’re using an Open Source for it that we found better for the execution of idea and testing different things at this moment. We’ll definitely be moving for a better one, and will keep you updated accordingly. Now coming to the point you mentioned, there’s no phone number display thingy at all… Please do let me know if you’ve found any!

Secondly yes, we do display email addresses [with profile holders’ consent], that’s in fact not hyperlinked, on some places you may find emails hyperlinked, but we’re working on to remove that. We’ll be removing the email completely and add a contact option shortly.

********Even worse is the fact that anyone can submit anyone else’s profile on this anonymously – they verify the info provided but not who submitted it to them… ……..

That’s exactly we’re to do! Besides that, all the profiles on board have been published with the consent of profile holders, and this will be same in future. Yes, we’re working on privacy policy and user agreement that will be added shortly!

********There’s a reason people invented login mechanisms and elaborate verification processes. ……..”

Agreed, but ‘A’ can submit ‘B’s’ profile more appropriately then. That case can verify an email only! I’ll highly appreciate your ideas in this context!

@Teeth

I did answer your point in above context, please let me know if something left untouched

@smaak

Thanks for the feedback; we’ll be moving that step ahead, inshaAllah!

]]> By: smaak http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-12922 smaak Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:44:33 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/#comment-12922 looks like a university graduate book :) format in which candidate information has been inserted is indeed very specific. There should be an employer accounts who can access these resumes after a specific validation process in term of registration but it shouldn't be public - but neway people who posted their info have no issue being public. Best of luck !! looks like a university graduate book :) format in which candidate information has been inserted is indeed very specific.
There should be an employer accounts who can access these resumes after a specific validation process in term of registration but it shouldn’t be public – but neway people who posted their info have no issue being public. Best of luck !!

]]> By: Osama A. http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-12921 Osama A. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:29:10 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/#comment-12921 Junaid - good professional comeback. There's a lot of value in professional profiles but not in terms of resumes. Good luck and let me know as soon as you've fixed some of the challenges so that I can do a followup post. Junaid – good professional comeback. There’s a lot of value in professional profiles but not in terms of resumes.

Good luck and let me know as soon as you’ve fixed some of the challenges so that I can do a followup post.

]]> By: M Junaid Khan http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-12918 M Junaid Khan Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:03:30 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/#comment-12918 Hmmm! We will surely look into what you guys just said and will try to make few changes to it. Just to add to your knowledge, all the information has been shared with consent of the users and they all have seen it. I agree there are few issues and i appreciate that you pointed them out for us and we will surely rectify them after consultation with the team. Teeth! For you i have one simple line "You never appreciated what we have been doing till date but you were one of the first to come out with you criticism!" I think that is enough for you to understand what i mean! Hmmm! We will surely look into what you guys just said and will try to make few changes to it. Just to add to your knowledge, all the information has been shared with consent of the users and they all have seen it.
I agree there are few issues and i appreciate that you pointed them out for us and we will surely rectify them after consultation with the team.
Teeth! For you i have one simple line “You never appreciated what we have been doing till date but you were one of the first to come out with you criticism!”
I think that is enough for you to understand what i mean!

]]> By: Teeth Maestro http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-12916 Teeth Maestro Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:41:25 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/#comment-12916 This is seriously very worrisome, but what I would like to know, if this was published with their consent Secondly I feel its just a n00b attempt to jump into the job market. Blog style ;) This is seriously very worrisome, but what I would like to know, if this was published with their consent

Secondly I feel its just a n00b attempt to jump into the job market. Blog style ;)

]]> By: Osama A. http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-12915 Osama A. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:33:21 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/#comment-12915 Well Hazi, for starters I can track them down with their accounts and shut down those accounts? Atleast I'll know who's taking the info and spamming? And yes Monster and others are directly legally liable for such things under privacy protection. I can sue Monster if they give my private info to a legitimate spammer account. This board has no such tracing Well Hazi, for starters I can track them down with their accounts and shut down those accounts?

Atleast I’ll know who’s taking the info and spamming? And yes Monster and others are directly legally liable for such things under privacy protection. I can sue Monster if they give my private info to a legitimate spammer account.

This board has no such tracing

]]> By: HaziZadeh http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-12913 HaziZadeh Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:20:10 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/06/24/propakistan-starts-a-blog-with-peoples-resumes-a-spammers-heaven-a-privacy-nightmare/#comment-12913 Well, spammers have accounts at Monster and other job sites. What can you do about that? Well, spammers have accounts at Monster and other job sites. What can you do about that?

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