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A Background of a 'Background Checker'

pamri writes "The Times of India profiles Jay Patel, of Abika, a firm that specializes in background checks, personality profiles, satellite or aerial Photos of any location besides other services in the US. It is now venturing into other countries including Canada and India. Abika is already facing protests from Canadian Privacy groups for breaching the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act"

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  1. My Fortress of Solitude by 10101001011 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of Ice, Snow and the Eskimo (Inuit) is finally succumbing to being invaded by Americans (for flu vaccine, for our natural resources, and now for our privacy). Oh great, we get to become the 52nd State!

    (Iraq is 51st ;) )

    1. Re:My Fortress of Solitude by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      you mean 53rd.

      Afghanistan 51
      Iraq 52
      Canada 53

      and you haven't counted several other countries, notably in central and south America.

  2. Re:Personality profile? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    So.. How're your tropical fish doing..? :)

  3. will it be run on mysql? by mgkimsal2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    select * from people where id=666;

  4. Re:Outsourcing Privacy. by 10101001011 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have no:
    Driver's License
    Credit Card
    Valid Bank Account

    The ONLY two sources that have any sizable information on me are the government due to birth records and social insurance number (which I might add cannot be easily linked to my current address).

    Face it, I have no need to worry about my privacy; my life on the other hand, could use some serious pyschiatric evaluation.

  5. United States of Canada by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yea its been beaten to death but United States of Canada seems more likely than Canada becomming part of the USA :)

  6. Permanent record by Jakhel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Forget google, what about all those times in elementary, middle, and high school when teachers told us that "this will go on your permanent record"? I guess they really WEREN'T bullshitting us after all. :(

    1. Re:Permanent record by jacksonj04 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I am a student in a school. 'Permanent' means 'Until the network goes down again', or about 32 minutes ;-)

      --
      How many people can read hex if only you and dead people can read hex?
  7. Re:Personality profile? by g0at · · Score: 3, Funny

    One interviewer checked my site before I came in (and I knew it) and he said that they didn't hire pot smokers. He assumed I was a pot smoker because I was a Grateful Dead fan.

    Did you respond that it was fine since you never work for people who beat their wives anyway?

    -ben

  8. Re:This guy hates privacy by dema · · Score: 2, Funny

    Name one that would be solved this way.

    Females.

  9. Re:Personality profile? by REBloomfield · · Score: 2, Funny

    dunno... are you hitting on me?

  10. Re:Personality profile? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Oh great. There's a guy with my name who's a gay porn star. No wonder I can't get a job.

  11. Re:Personality profile? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Want a job? That's an easy one. Apply for a job as a gay porn star. There's already a huge amount of stuff on the web you can use as your resume. ;)

  12. Re:Personality profile? by Inda · · Score: 4, Funny

    RE: R. E. Bloomfield Personality Profile

    Hi! Remember me? Remember when we robbed the local 24hr garage? I still think about the blood pouring from that blind old aged pensioner in the wheelchair. I thought her head was going to pop when you stamped on it for the third time!

    Did you ever get away with the drug smuggling operation you were running? I told the police that you were the lowest on the ladder - I think they bought it. I didn't read any newspaper stories so I'm guessing you're OK..?

    Who would have thought that, after all these years, I'd find you through Google.

    How's the job hunting going?

    --
    This post contains benzene, nitrosamines, formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide.
  13. Re:Personality profile? by REBloomfield · · Score: 3, Funny

    dammit.... busted......