Data Minimization: What is it and why practice it?

Excerpted from a JD Supra Blog The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) first launched the concept of data minimization, which states that a data controller should limit the […]
Internet dating and background screening – a good idea?

Internet dating has come a long way – in more ways than one. Tinder announced last week it was going to provide a way for users to obtain data on […]
Credit reporting agencies face pressure from skeptical U.S. Congress

Excerpted from a Reuters blog by Pete Schroeder The nation’s major credit reporting agencies faced renewed scrutiny from Congress last week, as lawmakers consider legislation overhauling the industry. Top executives […]
Nuclear Plant loses access to Background Check database

Excerpted from a Courthouse News article by Izzy Kapnick Florida Power & Light, one of the nation’s largest utilities, claims in a federal lawsuit that its ability to screen workers […]