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Blockchain Employment Verifications Still Faces An Uphill Battle
June 24, 2025 - Blockchain technology is making significant strides in employment verification, moving beyond a theoretical concept to practical applications that enhance trust, security, and efficiency in hiring processes. Here's an update on its progress: Key Developments and Benefits: Addressing Traditional Challenges: Blockchain directly tackles the pain points of traditional background checks, which are often characterized by data inaccuracies, privacy concerns, slow turnaround times, and susceptibility to document fraud. Tamper-Proof Records (Immutability): The core strength of blockchain is its decentralized and immutable ledger. Once employment details, educational credentials, or certifications are recorded on the blockcha...
THE WORLD'S FIRST LAWSUIT IN THE 1990'S AGAINST AN OHIO SEARCH FIRM, OPEN ONLINE, YEP, THAT'S WHEN I
June 23, 2025 - The lawsuit involving an Ohio search company named OPEN (Online Professional Electronic Network...
The Transparency Gap: A Challenge for Court Data Providers in the Screening Industry
June 23, 2025 - The Transparency Gap: A Challenge for Court Data Providers in the Screening Industry Court data providers play a critical role in the backgroun...
The Critical Importance of Dual-Tier Court Record Checks in Pre-Employment Screening
June 21, 2025 - In today's competitive and regulated hiring landscape, comprehensive pre-employment background screening is not merely a best practice; it is a...
Vendor Transparency in the Background Screening Industry: A One-Way Expectation
June 20, 2025 - Vendor Transparency in the Background Screening Industry: A One-Way Expectation In the pre-employment screening industry, background screening...
New South Wales (Australia) Online Court Registry Hacked
June 16, 2025 - Investigations are underway into a "major data breach" of the New South Wales Online Registry after 9,000 sensitive court files, includin...
Alberta More Than Doubles Court Search Fees
June 15, 2025 - Alberta More Than Doubles Court Search Fees The Alberta government has hiked a raft of court fees — including more than doubli...
How Banks and FIs Prepare For Emerging Fraud Risks
June 13, 2025 - The emergence of sophisticated fraud risks like Fraud-as-a-Service (CaaS) and synthetic identity fraud presents significant challenges for banks an...
Why CRAs in Pre-employment Background Screening Tell Their Wholesalers That We Don't Pay You For you
June 02, 2025 - Why CRAs in Pre-employment Background Screening Tell Their Wholesalers That We Don't Pay You For your Clears. We pay You For Your Hits. &nb...
Background Scrrening Wholesaler's Say, "It's Not the Hits, It's the Volume"
June 02, 2025 - Wholesaler’s Say “It’s Not the Hits , It’s the Volume” The wholesaler's problem is if their quantity of reque...
A Short History of Criminal Background Searches in Employment
May 29, 2025 - Most of us have encountered criminal background checks when applying for a job. The practice has become so common that it seems like the norm. Howe...
Canadian Legal Information Database Sues Company Behind AI Chatbot
May 20, 2025 - The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) has taken the makers of an AI chatbot to court over what it says is a violation of its ter...
Pending Criminal Cases Can Be Useful For An Employment Background Check
May 20, 2025 - While it might seem counterintuitive to consider pending cases, as they haven't resulted in a conviction, there are several reasons why they ca...
Let's Review Les Rosen's Behind The Screens Podcast Series
May 13, 2025 - Les Rosen's "Behind the Screens" is a podcast series that offers an insider's perspective on the background screening indus...
Mexico's Criminal Judiciary Explained in a Nutshell
May 08, 2025 - Similar to the U.S. system, criminal activity in Mexico falls under either federal or state jurisdiction, but the Mexican system classifies crimina...
CRA's Responsibilities Reporting Criminal Records
May 06, 2025 - What more should a Credit Reporting Agency (CRA) do for criminal record checks other than using a trusted source and reporting their findings?...
How To Search For A Court Record When Only a Single Name (for instance, the given name is George and
May 01, 2025 - In most court record systems - Where it is determined that the individual’s name cannot be divided into two parts, the name as...
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Reports Progress On Transparency Promises
April 28, 2025 - New Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos released a progress report Monday claiming her team is already digging out from a backlog...
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