Re: READ THIS EMAIL CAREFULLY- IMPORTANT FOR ALL

[Guest guest]

I was one that wanted the list closed.. I didn't know that one can have an anonymous screen name, which I will get before March 01. There are privacy issues that affect pre-employment, Note that even companies like Wal-Mart are looking to hire healthier people bec, it makes financial sense.. You can be sure that if a company's goal was to hire healthier workers and this company was savvy,, they might look at lists like this to see if a potential hire was unhealthy. And then, they could not go ahead with an interview/ offer.. To think that things like this don't/ won't happen, even with all the protections we have, at least in US, is how can I say this.. a bit foolish,, I'm happy to change to an anonymous screenname and applaud those that don't have to...

[Guest guest]

Well said. Employers, Insurance Companies

and others will stop at nothing to save a nickel and dig up personal

information. Truthfully, I think the days of true privacy and confidentiality

are over. It’s a new reality we have to face.

Maybe with all of this information swirling

around they will just get overwhelmed and let us live our lives in peace.

Dallas FIGHT

Club

From: PozHealth

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Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006

12:34 AM

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Subject: Re: READ THIS

EMAIL CAREFULLY- IMPORTANT FOR ALL

I was one that wanted the list closed.. I

didn't know that one can have an anonymous screen name, which I will get before

March 01. There are privacy issues that affect pre-employment, Note that

even companies like Wal-Mart are looking to hire healthier people

bec, it makes financial sense.. You can be sure that if a company's goal

was to hire healthier workers and this company was savvy,, they might

look at lists like this to see if a potential hire was unhealthy. And

then, they could not go ahead with an interview/ offer.. To think that things

like this don't/ won't happen, even with all the protections we have, at least

in US, is how can I say this.. a bit foolish,, I'm happy to

change to an anonymous screenname and applaud those that don't have to...