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Watched from a waste bin: UK pulls plug on spy trash cans
October 15, 2013 - The City of London has demanded that an advertising firm cease its ‘spy bin’ program which uses high-tech trash cans to track people walking through the city's financial district. The bins follow Wi-Fi signals and capture smartphone serial numbers. Renew installed 200 bomb-proof bins with built-in Wi-Fi and digital screens inside London’s Square Mile during and after the 2012 Olympic Games. The firm initially offered to place advertisements and financial information on its “pods.” But in June, the agency started testing the bins’ wireless potential, subsequently launching a smartphone-tracking campaign. The company’s ‘ORB’ technology scanned the streets for smartphones, in...
Steven Brownstein is in Manila
October 15, 2013 - Steven Brownstein wants to announce that he is currently in Manila, Philippines. He will be available through the remainder of the week in th...
Raising The Bar: Straightline International's Colombia Court Record Searches
October 14, 2013 - Raising The Bar: Straightline International's Colombia Court Record Searches A recent survey of Colombia, South America court and criminal...
Employers Must Be Told About A Criminal Record
October 14, 2013 - by Stephen Pollard In a field in which excuses for poor performance remain the norm, it's long been a beacon of excellence and a champio...
B.C. Province to implement free criminal record checks for some volunteers
October 14, 2013 - At the end of November, volunteers working with children and vulnerable adults in B.C. will be eligible for free criminal record checks. Starti...
A Hong Kong Background Check Company Acting Vague
October 13, 2013 - This is what a managing director of one Hong Kong background check company would have you believe to make them the best (in quotes): "He l...
UK Case Tracker for Civil Appeals Online
October 09, 2013 - The Case Tracker allows users to search for information on applications or appeals in the Court of Appeal, Civil Division. Users are also able to s...
Graffiti Laws Could Turn Hopscotch Drawing into Criminal Offense
October 01, 2013 - A new proposed anti-graffiti law in New South Wales Parliament would make any intentional mark on any premise or property without the permission of...
Non-Criminal Record Certificate Required for Beijing Employment License Applications
September 27, 2013 - With the aim to strictly enforce the rules and regulations related to the examination and approval of employment licenses, foreigners who wish to w...
Ontario Courts Read The Riot Act
September 26, 2013 - The Ministry of the Attorney General is reviewing its policies on media access to criminal court records in a bid to make the province’s just...
Europe's Marijuana Capital Isn't Amsterdam
September 23, 2013 - The last time police tried to enter the mountainside village of Lazarat near this historic southern city last summer, they prompted a feroci...
NAPBS International Committee Readies RFP for USA Companies Seeking Background Screener
September 23, 2013 - Recently, at the NAPBS annual conference, the international committee met, about 20 attendees in all, to discuss the upcoming release of an RFP pro...
Egypt Spy Bird: Authorities Detain Migratory Bird Citizen Deemed Suspicious
September 18, 2013 - In a case that ruffled feathers in Egypt, authorities have detained a migratory bird that a citizen suspected of being a spy. A m...
UK Criminal Record Disclosure Calculator - For Professionals & Organisations
September 16, 2013 - The (UK)Disclosure Calculator is a web tool that can be used to find out when a criminal record becomes spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders...
Israeli Supreme Court to rule on demand for disclosure of criminal record (Again)
September 13, 2013 - A special panel of seven Supreme Court justices will soon decide whether it is legal for an employer to demand the disclosure of a job applicant&rs...
Israeli Criminal Records
September 10, 2013 - by Steven Brownstein The Israeli Supreme Court is going to 'hear' arguments for and against the use of criminal records for employment...
Thai Villagers Arrest a Google Street View Driver, Thought He Was a Spy Photog
September 06, 2013 - On your own mental list of “most perilous jobs,” chances are Google Street View driver doesn’t make it very close to the top. But...
One in three Scottish men 'likely to have a criminal record'
September 04, 2013 - More than a third of men and almost one in ten women in Scotland are likely to have at least one criminal conviction, according to a new report....
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