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Ohio: State databases lacked thousands of county criminal records
It was recently discovered that, for months, several counties in Ohio were having computer issues that prevented counties from providing arrest and criminal disposition records to a statewide database that law-enforcement officers use when making traffic stops. This miscommunication caused a lack of complete records for state and city police, and had the errors not…
Read More3 MYB employees become TSA trusted agents
HENDERSONVILLE, NC — Four MYB employees — Jen Adams, Lauren McIntyre, Sherry Willis, and Antje Owens — have become certified trusted agents for the Transportation Security Administration, and are now contracted with MorphoTrust and Universal Enrollment Services to perform TSA pre-checks, HAZMAT Endorsement (HME) and Transportation Worker Identification Credential(TWIC) enrollment. The TSA is transitioning some of…
Read MoreShould firefighters require background checks?
They spend time in and around residential areas and businesses during times of emergencies, and assist people at their most vulnerable. They visit schools for fire safety days and interact with children. Even so, it is not mandatory in every state for volunteer firefighters to undergo background checks, even if their full-time counterparts are fully…
Read MoreUber ‘safe ride’ fee getting taken to court
Uber introduced a “safe ride fee” of $1 per ride, intended to go toward improving safety for riders and pedestrians through driver background checks and drug screening. Two California residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against Uber regarding that safe-ride fee. This suit is just one more thing in light of continued problems for the…
Read MoreTransportation protest: employee criminal history checks, public safety most important
Last month in Los Angeles, hundreds of California taxi drivers came together at City Hall to protest ride-sharing companies for their presumed lack of employee criminal history and fingerprint background checks, among other things. The taxi drivers protested that ride-sharing app companies — such as Lyft, Uber and Sidecar — have fewer regulations and safety…
Read MoreFTC requests greater transparency, consumer control for Data Brokers
The Federal Trade Commission recently completed a study of nine data brokers in an attempt to provide the public with information about the companies that collect and use individuals’ personal information without their knowledge or permission. In the report of its findings, the FTC encouraged Congress to create laws that would require transparency through education…
Read MoreACLU sues Obama administration officials in NSA phone surveillance case
Firefighters undergo drug testing
drug testing, the Boston Globe reports. While there has been no official report, it is believed that everyone passed. Boston Fire Commissioner Roderick Fraser voluntarily took the tests earlier this week when he learned that such drug testing was going to begin. “I thought it was the right thing to do to show I believed…
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