You know you're privileged when you ask questions like that which have obvious answers for the unprivileged...

Eh, I read it as more of a rhetorical question given the phrasing.

why would anyone ever WANT to work for a company that... vs why would anyone ever work for a company that...

That was my intention, if a company requires that sort of info and invasion of privacy, they are going to be a terrible company to work for. Out of necessity some people will need to work for those terrible companies. In an ideal world, those companies should be told outright to "pound sand" or less politely to fuck off.