How do employers find their employees digital footprint?

Question

I’ve heard they can access more than just what a simple Google search can give about a future/current employee, but I’ve never know how they do it.

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Answer 1

There are companies such as Lexisnexis that have access to massive amounts of publicly available data. They harvest the data, cross-reference it, and charge people to access it. This can include things like social media presence. I forget the name of the vendor, but the company I work for has a vendor for social media footprints whenever someone needs to be investigated.