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One thing I’m not very happy about is that in the US, in order to get a background check of any kind, you need to get fingerprinted and have those prints enroll
by noodlesUK 4y ago
One thing I’m not very happy about is that in the US, in order to get a background check of any kind, you need to get fingerprinted and have those prints enrolled in the FBI’s database regardless of if a match comes up. In many other countries, a background check is just querying the national criminal record database for your identity, which seems much more proportionate for most employment based background checks. I’m not thrilled about being enrolled in a fingerprint database because latent prints exist and are so inaccurate.
- xyzzyz 4y agoI had background checks done on me by my previous employers, but none of them asked me for fingerprints.
- mistrial9 4y agohere they go for the credit record right away I think
- reaperducer 4y agoin the US, in order to get a background check of any kind, you need to get fingerprinted This is false. I've had my background checked at least a dozen times. Most recently, just this past October, and I have never given my fingerprints to anyone.
- noodlesUK 4y agoYou are correct. What I meant was a government issued/recognized background check.
- xyzzyz 4y agoThe government background check for buying firearms does not involve fingerprints either.
- paulmd 4y agoDepends on which firearms. NFA items absolutely do need fingerprints.
- modoc 4y agoTrue but that's less than 1% of firearm purchases. Normal 4473 purchases don't require fingerprints or photos or anything like that.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoIt is required for security clearances. For those positions you also give up 4A protection.
- noasaservice 4y agoI attest to this. I have fingerprints filed with at least 10 different civilian fed agencies.
- caseysoftware 4y agoWhen I was there, this was absolutely false. Any fingerprints submitted as a background check were required by law to be deleted pretty quickly (within hours, iirc). Fingerprints submitted as part of an arrest were different. Unfortunately, that may have changed as many gun control advocates have pushed to keep fingerprints from background checks on file indefinitely. I don't know if they've been successful.
- noodlesUK 4y agoThis is not generally true anymore, since NGI and the rap back service, background check prints are retained. See https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/compact-council/privacy-act-statement https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/compact-council/privacy-ac...
- mistrial9 4y ago> as many gun control advocates have pushed those are not the ONLY ones with that interest !