How SSNs are protected

The candidate enters the Social Security number. It is encrypted, used for the search, then wiped. Employers never type it.

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The Social Security number is collected from the candidate, encrypted, used for the search, and then removed.

Who it is for. An employer or a candidate asking where the number goes.

  1. The employer invite does not ask for the number.
  2. The candidate enters it in the browser. It is encrypted before storage.
  3. It is decrypted only for the screening call, then wiped. The last four digits can remain.
  4. Error logs redact a number that looks like a Social Security number.

Do not email a Social Security number

Notices and receipts do not include it. Support cannot take it by email.
The candidate invite. The employer form never asks for the number.
The candidate invite. The employer form never asks for the number.

See the candidate explanation.

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