I once worked at a top financial firm which had regular background checks from Pinkerton (yeah, that very agency from the books and with bad US history). They

I once worked at a top financial firm which had regular background checks from Pinkerton (yeah, that very agency from the books and with bad US history). They sent me a questionnaire asking to fill personal details in a Word file while their email signature said not to disclose personal details over email. Security clearance business is rotten to the core.