I was asked to authorize a background check. The company performing the check is called GoodHire. Their authorization letter was fairly innocuous. It stated the candidate authorized the check. When I checked GoodHire privacy policy I found it was obscene. The company provided a list of ways they were going to share private information with others that were not authorized in the letter.
Very sneaky. I declined the authorization.
The company and I now need to find a way to perform a background check that respects a candidate's privacy. In particular, the information provided is for purposes of a background check and nothing more. No additional usages are approved, and no leaking information to external parties or sharing of information with data brokers.
How does one obtain a background check that does not leak information to external companies or share information with data brokers?
I'm fairly certain this can be done. I've had both Public Trust and Top Secret clearances in the past, and neither involved leaking information to external parties. I just don't know how to obtain the same level of diligence outside US Federal or US DoD.