Lowe’s Settles Background Check Lawsuit

Lowe’s has reportedly settled a controversial employee background check lawsuit for $2.2 million in damages and legal fees. Last week, a federal judge in North Carolina approved the multi-million dollar settlement between Lowe’s and a group of people who were denied jobs with the company due to personal information found on the background check reports […]

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Cheap Glasses Hide People From Facial Recognition

Just when the use of facial recognition to identify people is becoming more pervasive with businesses and governments, along comes an inexpensive personal accessory that could disrupt the whole plan. A research team at Carnegie Mellon University has invented a cheap pair of eyeglass frames that can fool the most advanced facial-recognition systems. Remarkably, these […]

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Intelius’ People Search Site Faces Class Action

Intelius, a popular people search and public records site, has been smacked with a class-action lawsuit in Illinois that was filed by a person who claims that the company markets and sells people’s personal information in violation of an Illinois publicity rights law. The Illinois publicity rights law is a state law that regulates who […]

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