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Update: This post was recently updated to correct an editing error, which appears below as a strike through. Our apologies for the confusion.

Due to an editing error, the It's called a talent-management system and many large American companies are suing using them. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the systems:

are designed to provide insight into an employer's recruiting and succession-planning needs. By tracking the number of employees that come in and out of a company, the programs can identify thinning areas along the organizational chart. Furthermore, they can pinpoint internal talent that might qualify or have the potential to qualify for expected vacancies and see from employee profiles whether a person is willing to relocate or aspires to work in a different area.

Look for them coming to government – if they haven’t already.