> Almost every country has a way for companies who have a legitimate need to query the government for a 'clean past' on citizens. Seems to me that's an opportu

> Almost every country has a way for companies who have a legitimate need to query the government for a 'clean past' on citizens. Seems to me that's an opportunity for regulatory capture: politically-connected companies end up permitted to check on potential employees, while upstarts and outcasts don't — giving an unfair advantage (assuming the hiring criminals is a disadvantage) to the well-connected firms.