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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 applicants who fudge on their DOB, SSN, etc. (maybe a little ommision or (typo!). Maybe your client or CRA erred in the DOB data entry - twisted numbers around, added a digit, entered wrong data, Example: Phyllis at Straightline saves the day. A recent Canada search was entered by the CRA and sent out to Straightline - but when doing the search Phyllis caught a similarity and a seemingly insignificant looking difference. A CPIC (RCMP) search surely didn't notice the similarity. The CRA didn't know the mistake. But Phyllis did. She pulled the record. &nbs...
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...
Pennsylvania County May Owe Millions After Arrest Records Are Still Posted on Mugshots.com
September 16, 2019 - In 2011, Daryoush Taha’s friend alerted him to something shocking: Taha’s photograph and personal information on the website Mugshots.c...
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