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1. ammon+3A[view] [source] 2022-06-16 22:34:43
>>terafl+(OP)
I’m the CEO of Triplebyte. I just looked into this, and we are not automatically making anyone's profile public without their consent. OP, it looks like you had set your profile to be visible some time ago (I can provide details via email but won’t here for privacy purposes), and just hadn’t gotten a message until now. The support response you received was incorrect; you weren’t affected by any recent changes to the site.

Since there wasn’t anything broken on our end, there shouldn’t be anyone else impacted by this. But as part of making sure that OP wasn’t visible by mistake, I had my team double-checked to make sure our previous fix from last year was properly retroactive. It was.

More generally, I don't think that tricking anyone is a viable way for us to run a business. We’re trying to create a marketplace that can open opportunities for engineers who wouldn’t otherwise have them, and we need the trust of engineers in order to do that.

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2. kodah+PC[view] [source] 2022-06-16 22:53:07
>>ammon+3A
I have a bit broader of a question: Triblebyte is a screening platform, what business does it have making "public profiles" in the first place? Wouldn't you want to ensure that only vetted companies with vetted personnel are looking through the candidate pool? I would be worried about the litany of tech businesses that have straight up awful recruiting practices would somehow impact my reputation as a platform if it's open access.
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3. system+4E[view] [source] 2022-06-16 23:03:15
>>kodah+PC
Tbh, I can see value in publicizing my profile so more recruiters can find me.
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