IAmScreened.com Counters CNN Report that Background Checks Compromise Job Opportunities
Summary
CNN cited Privacy advocate Lily Coney who said that most people have no idea what’s in these databases and that “they can include faulty and outdated information.” Nathan Taggart, VP of Marketing and Product Development for IAmScreened.com, responded saying “IAmScreened.com has done a lot to take away from the negative mystique surrounding background checks.People have the opportunity to run a search on themselves prior to submitting a job application so they can catch any sort of negative or erroneous information whether it’s in regard to identity, employment or criminal history.Our reputation at IAmScreened.com is partly based on our ability to sort through potentially damaging misinformation and deliver accurate results.” This runs counter to Senator Patrick Leahy who in CNN’s report says “I don’t think most of us know how exposed we are.CNN cited Privacy advocate Lily Coney who said that most people have no idea what’s in these databases and that “they can include faulty and outdated information.”Nathan Taggart, VP of Marketing and Product Development for IAmScreened.com, responded saying “IAmScreened.com has done a lot to take away from the negative mystique surrounding background checks.Our reputation at IAmScreened.com is partly based on our ability to sort through potentially damaging misinformation and deliver accurate results.”This runs counter to Senator Patrick Leahy who in CNN’s report says “I don’t think most of us know how exposed we are.