Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login Tell HN: Salary data is for sale 1520 points by bsilvereagle 12 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 649 comments Equifax is selling salary data as part of an "employment verification solution": https://theworknumber.com/ You can view a copy of your report here: https://employees.theworknumber.com/ It will contain: * Previous annual salary * Previous paycheck amounts * Previous addresses * Who has accessed the report in the past 24 months From their website, this data may be able to be removed via CCPA: > Employee data is exempt from the CCPA until January 1, 2022. https://employees.theworknumber.com/california-consumer-priv... mcculley 1 hour ago | next [–] A few years ago there was a startup called Paysa. You searched by employer and it showed you the salaries of each job title. My co...