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Mobile App Developers Must Comply with California Online Privacy Protection...
Effective November 29, 2012, all mobile application developers with “apps” available in California must be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act, according to a press release...
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Offshoring Personal Data of Americans to Foreign Countries for Background...
When applicants in the United States apply for jobs, they usually undergo a background check using a disclosure and consent form required by law where they provide Personally Identifiable Information...
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New Privacy Laws for Collection and Use of Personal Data of Consumers Focus...
In an effort to create stronger privacy protections for consumers, several states passed laws in 2012 regarding the collection and use of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of applicants and...
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Dangers of Using Social Network Sites to Screen Job Applicants Reviewed in...
To review the potential dangers employers face using so-called “social media background checks,” Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will participate in a...
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Legislation to Prevent Employers from Requesting Social Media Passwords...
At least 28 states have legislation that has been introduced or is pending in 2013 to prevent employers from requesting usernames and passwords to various social media and personal Internet accounts of...
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New York Social Security Number Protection Law Amendment Allows Employers to...
A New York law signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in August 2012 that amended the state’s 2008 Social Security Number Protection Law has caused some concern for New York employers conducting background...
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Social Networking Online Protection Act would Prevent Employers and Schools...
Legislation currently in Congress – H. R. 537, the Social Networking Online Protection Act (SNOPA) – would enhance social media privacy by protecting users of social networking sites from having to...
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New California Case Underscores Employers Confidential and Privacy...
A new California privacy case underscores the need for employers to respect the privacy of job applicants and maintain confidentially, regardless of whether information is shared in written form or in...
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Social Media Password Privacy Laws Passed in Several US States in Recent Months
Legislation has been introduced or is pending in at least 36 states so far in 2013 to prevent employers from requesting usernames and passwords to social media websites and personal Internet accounts...
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New Jersey Limits Ability of Employers to Access Social Media Accounts of...
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed into law Assembly Bill A2878/S1915 that limits the ability of employers to require employees and job applicants to disclose user names, passwords, or other...
View ArticleInternational Data Privacy Day Celebrated on January 28
Data Privacy Day (DPD) is an international holiday celebrated annually on January 28 in the United States, Canada, and 27 European countries in an effort to empower and educate people on protecting...
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Louisiana Passes Personal Online Account Privacy Protection Act
Written By Thomas Ahearn Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has signed House Bill 340 (HB 340), the Personal Online Account Privacy Protection Act into law to prohibit employers in the state from...
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FTC Issues Report Examining Data Brokers
Written By Thomas Ahearn The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a report – “Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability” – that claims data brokers operate with a fundamental lack...
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Tennessee Passes Employee Online Privacy Act of 2014
Written By Thomas Ahearn Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed a password protection law – the “Employee Online Privacy Act of 2014” (S.B. 1808) – which will prevent employers in the state with one...
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Privacy Big Issue when Recruiting Applicants on Internet
Written By Thomas Ahearn Privacy is a significant issue when using the Internet for recruiting job applicants as more employers rely on social media as a key source from which to acquire talent,...
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Should Job Applicants Using Social Media Expect Privacy?
Written By Thomas Ahearn Expectations of privacy rights on social media websites is buttressed by the fact that users must agree to “terms of use” that typically do not allow commercial uses which can...
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OOIDA Members Lawsuit Challenges FMCSA Pre-Employment Screening Program
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Six members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in Boston, MA against the...
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Employment Screening Resources Completes SOC 2 Data Security Audit
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Independent auditors conducting a comprehensive Service Organization Control (SOC) 2(SM) examination of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) – a leading...
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Rhode Island Enacts Student and Employee Social Media Privacy Acts
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee has signed the 2014 Student and Employee Social Media Privacy Acts – 2014-S 2095Aaa and 2014-H 7124Aaa – to...
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New Hampshire Protects Social Media and Email Privacy
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A law that took effect in New Hampshire on September 30, 2014 – House Bill 1407 (HB 1407) – prohibits employers in the state from requiring employees or...
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