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State Data and Personally Identifiable Information Privacy Laws
State Data and Personally Identifiable Information Privacy Laws Many states have enacted and/or amended their laws designed to protect their citizens from identity theft. The updates for 2008 include the following states: Connecticut Massachusetts Nevada New York For more information on these laws, click the state name or contact BackTrack at 800-991-9694. Did you like .. read more
Employment and Education Verification Fees
More companies and schools are outsourcing their employment and education data to outside companies. In order to access this data, the verifier needs to pay an additional fee. Why do employers and schools do this? Some companies cite the need to keep their company in compliance by only providing minimal verifying information on their current .. read more
BackTrack and Employee Training
BackTrack is proud of its employees and the training they receive. Our training program for all new employees is extensive and covers all facets of our operation. All staff members are trained from day one in the proper laws and regulations regarding the industry and periodic reviews take place when changes are enacted. New investigators .. read more
Nevada Law Update
Effective October 1, 2008, Nevada Law NRS 597.970 went into effect requiring the encryption of electronically transmitted personal information. This Nevada Law states the following: “A business in this State shall not transfer any personal information of a customer through an electronic transmission other than a facsimile to a person outside of the secure system .. read more
Education Verifications and Delays
BackTrack realizes how important education verifications are to your company and makes every effort to expedite those requests. Educations are handled by a special team of investigators and are prioritized to be started within a short time after they are received in our office. In most cases educations are verified within 24 hours or less. .. read more
New York State Legal Update
Effective January 2009, the State of New York has amended their state law regarding protecting personally identifiable information (PII). On July 9, 2008, Governor David Patterson signed Bill No. A11752 / S8376A regulating employers’ internal use of PII, including social security numbers, home address or telephone number, personal electronic email address, internet identification name or .. read more
Online "Free" Database Searches
There have been news stories appearing in newspapers and on television news programs asking “Do you really know who people are?” They link you to a website that will search for criminal records all across the country for anyone. What do you get when you use one of these searches? They usually contain a listing .. read more
Red Flag Alerts – Credit Report Discrepancies
Effective November 1, 2008, all users of consumer reports must adhere to the regulations regarding address discrepancies whenever they obtain consumer reports from a nationwide credit reporting agency (CRA). These regulations apply to all employers or other users of consumer reports and detail specific requirements of a user of these reports must follow when it .. read more
BackTrack’s Competitive Advantage
BackTrack is a company that has been a pioneer in our industry as among the first to provide the dedicated team concept to our clients. Our team concept, a group of investigators and a manager assigned to specific companies, allows us to become familiar with the needs of your company. Our team members work on .. read more
The Secret “Big Brother” Database
Many people are under the impression that there is a “Big Brother” database where someone can “plug in” a social security number and all the information on your applicants that you could possibly want would appear. You would get a full listing of all employment information, student records, credit history, and probably what they had .. read more
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