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Data Privacy Day Celebrated on January 28
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Wednesday, January 28, 2015, marks the eighth annual Data Privacy Day “celebration” in the United States. Data Privacy Day encourages consumers to protect...
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FTC Report on Internet of Things Urges Best Practices
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a detailed report – ‘Internet of Things: Privacy & Security in a Connected World’ – that recommends...
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Maine Enacts New Social Media Privacy Law
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A newly enacted law in Maine – LD 686, HP 467, An Act To Promote Privacy in Social Media – will protect the social media privacy of employees and job...
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Experian Data Breach Exposes PII of T-Mobile Customers
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 15, 2015, credit reporting agency Experian discovered a data breach where an unauthorized party accessed records containing personally...
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US EU Safe Harbor Data Transfer Pact Ruled Invalid
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that a 15-year-old international agreement called Safe Harbor that allowed companies to transfer the digital...
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Employment Screening Resources Announces Completion of 2015 SOC 2 Type 2 Data...
Written By Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), a leading nationwide accredited background screening firm, has announced that independent auditors conducted a...
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US and EU Need Safe Harbor Solution by End of January 2016 to Avoid...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In the wake of the landmark October 6, 2015 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that invalidated the “Safe Harbor” data transfer...
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European Commission Issues Guidance on Data Transfers to US after Safe Harbor...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The European Commission has issued guidance on transatlantic data transfers and is urging the establishment of a new data transfer agreement within three...
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Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Posts Article by Safe Hiring Expert Lester Rosen...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Job seekers with criminal records face many challenges when re-entering the workforce. To help these reformed ex-offenders find employment, the Privacy...
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Privacy Concerns Will Loom Large Between EU and US in Terms of International...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn As a result of an October 6, 2015 ruling by the European Court of Justice invalidating the “Safe Harbor” pact that allowed the transfer of personal data...
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Applicant Tracking Solutions Will Review ATS Integrations with Screening...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Applicant Tracking Solutions (ATS) operators will review ATS integrations with their background screening partners to address emerging legal risks...
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Employers Face New Background Check Laws and Issues in January 2016
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Many employers in the United States will face several new laws and issues involving the background check process that will ring in the new year of 2016....
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EU and US Agree to Replace Safe Harbor Data Transfer Agreement with EU-US...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The European Union (EU) Commission and the United States (US) have agreed on a new framework for data transfers called the EU-US Privacy Shield to...
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Company to Pay $3.1 Million for Illegally Offshoring Personal Data and...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A New York-based company awarded a contract by the state to digitize files holding fingerprint records and personal information collected from 22 million...
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EU-US Privacy Shield Framework Text Now Available on Department of Commerce...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The full text of the new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework issued by the European Commission to govern data transfers between the European Union (EU) and...
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Article 29 Working Party Has Strong Concerns with EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn European Union (EU) data protection watchdog group Article 29 Working Party has released a statement about the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield that “welcomes the...
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EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Formally Adopted by European Commission
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The European Commission has formally adopted the new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework to create stronger protection for transatlantic data flows between...
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New EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework for Data Protection Launches August 1
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework designed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and European Commission to provide companies on both sides of the...
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Employment Screening Resources Receives EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Certification...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) – a global provider of background checks and a strategic choice for businesses needing accurate and actionable...
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EU-U.S. Privacy Shield May Face Challenges from Data Protection Authorities
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework launched on August 1, 2016, to replace the invalidated Safe Harbor agreement for data transfers between the European...
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