From the article:
“It will reportedly be a recruitment tool similar to LinkedIn — however, early reports suggest it will be available through your personal Google account.”
They get to this exactly how?
“If that’s the case, it will link things like your search history and YouTube account with your job applications, laying it all bare for employers to see.”
It sounded like something Google would be very stupid to do, but Google has the data.
If it’s been Gator Mouth denied, however, that lends credence to the suspicion.