Top Reasons For Performing Background Checks On People

Taking the time to search for a lost loved one is often one of the main reasons people search public records or other online sources, but there are occasions when the search has little to do with love. Performing a background check is done for a variety of reasons. Employers, schools, and other organizations find […]

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The Difference Between Public Records & Private Information

Do you know how to search public records? When hunting for information about someone, it is important to understand the difference between what is considered public information, and what falls under the realm of private information. In this era of digital information, with plenty of avenues available to explore, the distinction between private and public […]

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Raytheon’s Predictive People Search “RIOT”

The security corporation Raytheon has developed a proprietary people tracker and finder that can locate a person’s real-world footprint and predict likely locations for any given time using GPS header data from digital photos and social networking data. RIOT, which stands for Rapid Information Overlay Technology, mines data from social networks like Facebook and Twitter […]

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Facebook’s ‘Revealing’ New People Search

WARNING: Watch what you do, ‘The Graph’ is watching you. Although Facebook’s new Graph Search is still a beta release, it is already revealing more personal information than many would ‘Like’. This new people-powered search uses the treasure trove of personal details that users share on Facebook and makes it all searchable by friends, family, […]

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Employment Screening & Background Checks From GoodHire

It is estimated that resume fraud costs employers approximately $600 billion annually. Lying about educational accomplishments is the most common form of “resume padding” and it is estimated that half of all job applicants falsify their educational background. The American Psychological Association estimates that as much as 67% of all resumes contain some misrepresentation of […]

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