ChoicePoint's Checks Under Fire

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http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,66983,00.html

***Sen Schumer reamed Choicepoint in a hearing recently as being too casual. Vid Clip of Schumer castigating Choicepoint
Vid clip of Sarbonnes and Choicepoint

As data broker ChoicePoint wrestles with the fallout from the sale of personal data to identity thieves and an investigation into two executives' sale of company stock, it faces questions on another front: its background-checking services.

Several lawsuits and consumer complaints in the last few years have accused ChoicePoint of providing inaccurate and out-of-date information in its criminal background reports, resulting in unfair job losses for applicants.
Even though a federal law requires consumer reporting agencies -- as third parties who conduct background checks for employers are called -- to either verify the data they give employers or notify job applicants when they provide adverse information to an employer, ChoicePoint appears to be doing neither in some cases.

The company was found guilty of breaking the law in one case in which an applicant lost a job over outdated information, but other cases were settled out of court or are still being investigated.
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