You probably should have mentioned that the service is available only in the US.
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#12What are the exact sources of some of this data, like SSN validation, address history, criminal searches, motor vehicle reports?
I'd like to know this as well- I was doing some research into it recently for KYC purposes.
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#13What are the exact sources of some of this data, like SSN validation, address history, criminal searches, motor vehicle reports?
I'd like to know this as well- I was doing some research into it recently for KYC purposes.
Hi,
The sources are the 3 credit bureaus for SSN, direct access to DMVs for MVR, and different databases and sources for criminal data.
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#15You probably should have mentioned that the service is available only in the US.
Would be nice to be able to delete your account once you've registered and found out that's the case.
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#16The fear of the SSN input in the comments is interesting. That was my knee-jerk reaction as well.
I'm not saying the fear is unwarranted, but do you know where your employer is inputting your SSN and where they keep it? How safe do you think your personal data is?
I built an employment application 'web app' for a job not too long ago. It was terrible, and against all my objections, we ended up asking for the applicants SSN. It certainly wasn't secure by any stretch of the imagination, and I cringe a little every time I see an application come in. I'm sure this sort of thing happens daily.
Anyway, I went ahead and put my SSN in to Checkr. It came up with an address I've never lived at, next to 3 addresses I actually have lived at. Not sure what that's about.
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#17Talk about a great way to phish any unsuspecting saps who might try out the service. Also, I'm vaguely horrified at the notion that background checks might become standard even for 'sharing economy' gigs. Ah, well, you see, your pot charge disqualifies you from picking up my laundry.
Would you ever want a stranger driving you home who wasn't background checked in some way?
I wouldn't.
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#18Also, why does the GitHub login require full access to personal user data?
"This application will be able to read and write all user data. This includes the following: Private email addresses Profile information Followers"
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#19Talk about a great way to phish any unsuspecting saps who might try out the service. Also, I'm vaguely horrified at the notion that background checks might become standard even for 'sharing economy' gigs. Ah, well, you see, your pot charge disqualifies you from picking up my laundry.
It's the reputational, "whuffie" economy, only in reverse.
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#20The fear of the SSN input in the comments is interesting. That was my knee-jerk reaction as well. I'm not saying the fear is unwarranted, but do you know where your employer is inputting your SSN and where they keep it? How safe do you think your personal data is? I built an employment application 'web app' for a job not too long ago. It was terrible , and against all my objections, we ended up asking for the applica…
if OP open sourced the code I would feel more comfortable about it. its weird that the first thought of hesitation was "that's weird they didn't do any customization to bootstrap" then this: http://builtwith.com/?https%3a%2f%2fcheckr.io%2f
I dont see any backend language or framework. what does this mean?