Many popular apps collect far more personal data than they need to work. These 20 apps quietly gather your photos, location, ...

Conducting a self background check can identify problem areas way before potential employers or landlords search you up.

Malicious Chrome extensions steal login data by impersonating Workday, NetSuite and SAP SuccessFactors platforms, cybersecurity researchers say.

A background check can sink a job offer if prospective employers don’t like what they see. While they can request to have a lot of information about a job candidate’s past included in such a report, ...

The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to strike down a California law mandating background checks for ammunition purchases, after two lower courts already ruled the law was ...

New Jersey regulators need to strengthen their oversight of background checks for nursing home employees after a federal audit published this month found deficiencies. The report by the federal ...

The New Jersey Department of Health failed to ensure workers at some nursing homes underwent background checks needed to ensure they did not have criminal records that disqualified them from the job, ...

New Jersey nursing homes are required to conduct criminal background checks before hiring employees who provide care for their residents. Not all do, a new federal report found. The inspector general ...

When you hire someone, a background check helps you make safer decisions. A good background check company verifies identity, criminal records, employment history, education, and more. Many services ...

Have you ever taken a great photo, only to find that someone is in the background when they shouldn’t be? Whether it’s an unwanted guest, a photobomber, or a person in the background that you want to ...

Hiring the right employees is one of the most important responsibilities any organization faces. A strong team helps build a safe, productive environment, but one wrong hire can create legal, ...

Democratic U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are leading a bill to expand federal background checks to all gun sales made in the United States, officials said. The legislation, called the ...