Intelius does not offer FCRA compliant background check. Employers cannot use it to screen candidates. We (Checkr) are not reselling any background checks from other providers.
Sorry if this is not clear on the pricing page. We will make updates. The pricing is for 1 report on 1 person. Unlimited county searches in the counties where the person lived in the last 7 years.
Hi, I am the cofounder and I want to jump in. The Fair Credit Reporting Act regulates the background screening industry and gives rights to consumers. We cannot disclose offenses older than 7 years old.
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-r...
1. FCRA has nothing to do with Criminal Records, if you think it does you might want to be looking for a lawyer or a new one if you did get legal advise.
2. My post said 5 years ago so even under your misguided time frame your company would still disclose this information
3. I am firmly against databases and service companies such as yours... I find it creepy and a huge invasion of personal liberty and privacy.
Companies such as yours are prohibited from disclosing it because you are classified as "consumer reporting agency" however the disclosure of criminal records by non-consumer reporting agencies is not limited to 7 years.
No you are not. FCRA has nothing at all do to with criminal records and what is disclosed by the courts for a criminal background check which is often for life.
I know people that are in their mid 40's that are still denied employment because of drug possession charges then incurred in their teens.
please email daniel at checkr.io and we will delete your SSN and personal data.
This is a light version of a background check (since we have to pay for it). Our pricing page references packages with extensive screenings and results.
Isn't the point of the test to get exactly what I can expect as a result as a paying customer? Otherwise, what am I really validating?
I will happily email daniel for deleting the personal data. While that works well for a HN comment thread, I still think it shouldn't require interaction on your part.
My friend and I hacked an API to run background checks. We wanted to show it to the HN community and get your feedback on it. You can run 1 background check on yourself for free.
If you decide to run this service for longer than a demo, you should think long and hard about its social implications. You aren't building the Therac-25, but this sort of thing does definitely have the capability to deeply screw people over.
