• Text Size
• Print
• Email

  From:
  

  To:
  

  Hey! Check out this news page: https://www.thebackgroundinvestigator.com/Articles/Top-Stories/index.php.

  SendCancel

top stories

• With Great Data Comes Great Responsibility, Experts Say

  February 08, 2020 - ANALYTICS   At the Public Sector CIO Academy, experts from the public and private sectors provided insight into what IT leaders need to think about when considering data collection and sharing aimed at benefiting residents' lives.   If governments are going to collect data on citizens, they need to understand the responsibilities that lie therein. That was the overarching message during a data privacy discussion at the 2020 Public Sector CIO Academy Thursday in Sacramento, Calif.   Panelists from a range of backgrounds shared their experiences of how and when data should be stored or shared. Michael Wilkening, special adviser on innovation and digital services to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, sa...

• The Case Against AI Doing Criminal Record Searches.

  February 07, 2020 - Cases can slip by. It will take a genius programmer to catch nuances in criminal record identifications.   Not only are there applican...

• AI Can't Do This

  February 04, 2020 - What AI and automated court record checks can't do.   No one in the screening industry has yet to solve how to find this: &nbs...

• Why Are You Paying More for Criminal Records

  February 03, 2020 - Why The Lower Prices?     I ask myself, "Why the lower prices? What gives? Am I giving up quality for a cheaper price?"...

• Bangkok Lower Prices by Straightline International

  February 02, 2020 - Bangkok Lower Prices by Straightline International Bangkok Provincial (District) Court Bangkok 45.99 Bangkok South 45.99 Thon Buri 4...

• Like They Know What They're Doing!

  January 13, 2020 - With background checks becoming an increasingly popular service, there is a growing need for professional websites that can provide quick and easy...

• Is Renting A Virtual Office Duping The Customers?

  December 05, 2019 - Recently it was found that a Canadian based company that advertised a businees address in the USA but it was an address for a virtual office. The W...

• Are Hiring Algorithims Fair?

  December 04, 2019 - Time is money and, unfortunately for companies, hiring new employees takes significant time -- more than a month on average, research shows. &n...

• Les Rosen's Corner

  December 03, 2019 - Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On November 18, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) &nda...

• Senator Says Checkr Background Checks Not Good Enough

  December 02, 2019 - Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said that Uber and Lyft provided “ambiguous” answers to his recent inquiries about safety measures in...

• What Is Appriss Up To?

  November 18, 2019 - The True Motivation Behind the Opioid Crisis-Profit off PDMPs and Profiling, Private Data Theft Part II of Profiling & Data Theft — O...

• California Police Access Background Check Database For Personal Use

  November 15, 2019 - On June 5, 2013, San Francisco police Sgt. John Haggett was working the 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. shift in a third-floor office at the city’s Hall of...

• Continuous Screening of Employees by Les Rosen

  September 26, 2019 - Les Rosen’s Corner A monthly column By Lester Rosen,  Attorney at Law   Continuous Screening of Employees  ...

• Background Check Information (That Shouldn't Be Available) Can Cost You Plenty of $$$

  September 25, 2019 - A federal jury ruled that Bucks County willfully disseminated criminal record information through an online search tool on the county's website...

• Lyft, Uber, Checkr Show Why Continuous Monitoting Does Not Work

  September 24, 2019 - A review of Portland Bureau of Transportation records found 168 cases during the past five years in which city inspectors suspended or revoked an U...

• SHRM Says "FCRA’s Seven-Year Reporting Window Begins with Charge, Not Dismissal"

  September 23, 2019 - The seven-year limit for reporting criminal charges on background checks begins when the charges are filed, not when they're dismissed, a feder...

• Survey - More than Three-Quarters Of U.S. Citizens Accept State And Local Governments Sharing Their

  September 17, 2019 - Most U.S. citizens acknowledge and accept that state and local government agencies share their personal data, even when it comes to personal inform...

• An Example Of One Of The Most Common Summary Offenses In England

  September 17, 2019 - Two local businesses fined for not having TV licences The proprietors of a pub and a restaurant in North Warwickshire which were caught without...