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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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...
View ArticleFTC 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...
View ArticleFTC 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...
View ArticleEuropean 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...
View ArticleFTC 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...
View ArticleEU 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...
View ArticleEmployment 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...
View ArticleFTC Finalizes Settlement with Data Center Over Privacy Shield Allegations
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that is America’s primary privacy and data security enforcer –...
View ArticleEmployers with International Background Screening Programs Will Continue to...
ESR News Blog Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) Top Ten Background Check Trends for 2021 Written By Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) Employers with International background screening programs...
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