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Re: Show HN: Checkr.io – API for background checks

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Post by dyanisse »

the_ancient wrote: post #34
timjahn wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Does it matter if person folding your laundry got into a drunken fight when they were 19? Not really." No. It doesn't. Does it matter if a person with a history of DUIs (or even ONE) drives me for Lyft? Yes. Does it matter if a person with a history of armed robbery or home invasion delivers groceries to my house for Instacart? Yes.

Why? Are they Drunk when they pick you up? If not why does not matter if they were drunk 5 years ago, or 1 day ago, they are not drunk at the moment so that is all that should concern you. I see you have a huge amount of faith in the legal system... That is sad

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...

Re: Show HN: Checkr.io – API for background checks

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Post by maresca »

dyanisse wrote: post #41
the_ancient wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why? Are they Drunk when they pick you up? If not why does not matter if they were drunk 5 years ago, or 1 day ago, they are not drunk at the moment so that is all that should concern you. I see you have a huge amount of faith in the legal system... That is sad

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...

I see nothing in there having to do with criminal charges. Only credit and financial records. Am I missing something?

Re: Show HN: Checkr.io – API for background checks

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Post by nulagrithom »

mbesto wrote: post #31
nulagrithom wrote: post #16

The 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…

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? Regardless of whether I think it's safe or not, the reality is that I can sue my employer if there is something malicious. My employer is also naturally incentivized to make sure nothing happens to my identity (because if they did I'd leave the company,…

I'm not saying your employer would do something intentionally malicious either. That's just silly. If something happened to your identity, the breach would likely never be tracked back to your employer.

The point I'm trying to make isn't that you should go ahead and put your SSN in to random websites, but you need to realize your SSN goes a lot of places. Within the last hour I happened to find my parents' names, signatures, DoB, address, and SSNs in public documents from a county website. Keep track of your credit and watch for identity theft. Knowing that you are careful won't help as much as you think. Who knows who will end up using Checkr?

Re: Show HN: Checkr.io – API for background checks

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Post by the_ancient »

maresca wrote: post #44
dyanisse wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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...

I see nothing in there having to do with criminal charges. Only credit and financial records. Am I missing something?

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.

Re: Show HN: Checkr.io – API for background checks

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Post by dyanisse »

bmelton wrote: post #43
SimpleXYZ wrote: post #42

So the premium TASKER plan is $25 once for unlimited requests?

Unlimited counties, not requests. I assume that would be limited to one request per county.

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.

Re: Show HN: Checkr.io – API for background checks

#48

Post by the_ancient »

dyanisse wrote: post #41
the_ancient wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why? Are they Drunk when they pick you up? If not why does not matter if they were drunk 5 years ago, or 1 day ago, they are not drunk at the moment so that is all that should concern you. I see you have a huge amount of faith in the legal system... That is sad

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.

Re: Show HN: Checkr.io – API for background checks

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Post by afarrell »

dyanisse wrote: post #2

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.

Be careful. Be thoughtful.

Re: Show HN: Checkr.io – API for background checks

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Post by dyanisse »

maresca wrote: post #44
dyanisse wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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...

I see nothing in there having to do with criminal charges. Only credit and financial records. Am I missing something?

Yes the FCRA regulates consumer reports and background checks are consumer reports even if they are not mentioned in the text. https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0157-employment-backgr... Please speak to a lawyer before making false statements.
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