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• EU And USA Negotiate New Personal Data Protection Regulations

  February 01, 2011 - The European Union (EU) and the US are set to embark on a data-protection agreement that will see a unified fight against terrorism and crime, as well as ensuring a high level of protection for personal data. The agreement, which was approved recently by EU justice ministers to start talks between the EU and US, aims to protect personal information, such as passenger data and financial information, enhance citizens' right to access, and rectify or delete data. Both parties hope that the agreement will prevent, detect or help them prosecute criminal offences, including terrorism. “Protection of personal data is a fundamental right for EU citizens. To guarantee this right, we need to be ambitious in our approach to pe...

• Cairo And Alexandria, Egypt Court Record Searches Are Temporarily Suspended

  February 01, 2011 -   Straightline International announces the disruption of court record retrieval and access services in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt. Th...

• Straightline International Provides Background Checks To Brazil

  February 01, 2011 - Straightline International provides expert criminal and court record research in Brazil.   Straightline's accurate service, enhanc...

• UK Shutting Down Courts

  January 01, 2011 - The UK government has revealed that 93 magistrates' courts are to be closed in England and Wales. Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly also s...

• Straightline International Offers Free Services Online

  January 01, 2011 - You can get Straightline International’s pricing and turn around times online—and it’s free! Most likely,  the industry&...

• Criminal RCMP Background Checks Taking Forever' In Canada

  January 01, 2011 - With the holidays coming up, Janet Adams was looking to supplement her income from her part-time job. So she landed a second gig driving a taxi....

• Half Of Large Canadian Companies Hit By Employee Fraud Attempts

  January 01, 2011 - A recent survey finds that 48 percent of executives at large Canadian companies said that workers have attempted to defraud their organizations, wh...

• Firm Fined 5,000

  January 01, 2011 - A Canadian federal court judge is ordering a credit agency to pay a man $5,000 for wrongly giving him a bad credit report, the first time damages h...

• Ohio Governor Prohibits Offshoring For Public Services

  January 01, 2011 - Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has issued an executive order that prohibits the expenditure of public funds for services provided offshore and beyond...

• Firms Lose More to Electronic Than Physical Theft: Kroll

  January 01, 2011 - The risk consultancy company, Kroll Inc., has released a report on fraud trends around the world. The report found that for the first time ever...

• The Background Investigator Goes To Argentina

  January 01, 2011 - In a continuing series, The Background Investigator, sends its attorneys or experts to various countries around the world to explore the justi...

• Ukraine: Access to Information Law Adopted

  January 01, 2011 - The Ukrainian parliament has adopted an Access to Information Law following a campaign by ARTICLE 19 and partners over the past two years. &nbs...

• Work After Prison - One-Year Findings

  January 01, 2011 - by Joyce Foundation More than 2 million people are incarcerated in the United States, and around 700,000 are released from prison each year....

• Important Notice From Scotland Disclosure

  January 01, 2011 - There are many attempts by USA companies through UK screening firms to order online Basic Disclosures.  This is quite improper as The Scot...

• Background Check Firms Find Zero Hit Ratio With Local Police Search In India

  January 01, 2011 - One joke in India is you can find a criminal record on any politician but you can not find one on an job applicant or employee. Why's that?...

• Straightline Provides Document Retrieval In Saipan And Guam

  January 01, 2011 - Steven Brownstein provides the fastest and the only local public record access service to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Based in Saipa...

• Stretching the Truth To Get The Job

  December 01, 2010 - Nearly one in five Canadians (19%) would exaggerate previous responsibilities in order to land a job, according to a poll released by ADP Canada Co...

• Staff Vetting Leaves 70m Bill

  December 01, 2010 - Staff vetting in the health and social care sectors ran up costs of almost £70 million last year, figures have shown. Campaigners claimed...