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Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Completes Annual Privacy Shield...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) – a leading global background check provider with capabilities in more than 240 countries and...
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Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Successfully Completes SOC 2 Type 2 Data...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) – a leading global background check provider – has announced that independent auditors conducting an...
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California to Require Data Brokers to Register with Attorney General in 2020
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 11, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a measure relating to privacy – Assembly Bill 1202 (A.B. 1202) – that will...
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EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Passes Third Annual Review by European Commission
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 23, 2019, the European Commission (EC) – which helps to implement the policies of the European Union (EU) – published its report...
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FTC Claims Company Misled Consumers about Privacy Shield Participation
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On November 5, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that protects consumers and promotes competition – sued a data...
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FTC Reaches Settlements with Four Companies Over Privacy Shield Participation
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On December 3, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency promoting competition while protecting and educating consumers...
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FTC Finalizes Settlements with Five Companies Over Privacy Shield Participation
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On January 16, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency promoting competition while protecting and educating consumers...
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FTC Finalizes Settlements with Four Companies Over Privacy Shield Allegations
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On January 29, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency promoting competition while protecting and educating consumers...
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FTC Releases Privacy and Data Security Update for 2019
ESR News Blog Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On February 25, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – the nation’s primary privacy and data security...
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FTC Approves Settlement with Background Check Firm Over Privacy Shield
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On March 23, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a U.S. government agency protecting consumers – announced it gave final approval to a...
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Former eBay Employees Charged with Leading Alleged Cyberstalking Campaign
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 15, 2020, six former employees of eBay, Inc. were charged with “leading a cyberstalking campaign targeting the editor and publisher...
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Enforcement of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Begins July 1, 2020
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 30, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued an alert reminding consumers of their data privacy rights under the...
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FTC Settles Case of Misleading Consumers about Privacy Shield Participation
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 30, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that protects consumers and promotes competition – announced that...
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FTC Virtual Workshop Seeks Input on Changes to Safeguards Rule of GLB Act
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 13, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a U.S. government agency that protects consumers and promotes competition – will host...
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European Union (EU) Court Invalidates EU-U.S. Privacy Shield for Data Transfers
ESR News Blog Written By Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision that invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield...
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FTC Finalizes Privacy Shield Settlement Over Allegations about Participation
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 13, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that protects consumers and promotes competition – finalized a...
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Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Successfully Completes SOC 2 Type 2 Data...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) – a leading global background check provider – has announced that independent auditors conducting an...
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EU and U.S. Initiate Discussions for Enhanced Privacy Shield Framework
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) and the European Commission issued a joint press statement to initiate discussions...
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Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Completes Annual Privacy Shield...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) – a leading global background check provider with capabilities in more than 240 countries and...
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FTC Releases Agenda for Virtual Data Portability Workshop on September 22
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 10, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the agenda for the virtual “FTC Workshop on Data Portability” that will...
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