[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":434},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-7937476":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":29,"sentiment":30,"stance_mix":31,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":47,"post_text":48,"what":49,"said":101,"maker_in_thread":233,"shape":243,"grid":246,"attempts":396,"same_week":397,"maker_shows":45,"maker_hidden":426,"reader_version":427,"card":428},"7937476","Checkr.io","API for background checks","title","Show HN: Checkr.io – API for background checks","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckr.io\u002Ffree-background-check","checkr.io","dyanisse",1403615603,2014,79,62,377,2272,17,"notable","web_saas","background screening api","api",[24,25,26,27,28],"background check api","employment screening","criminal records","ssn verification","motor vehicle report","roasted",-0.427,{"positive":32,"neutral":33,"mixed":34,"critical":18},2,11,3,33,{"privacy":37,"idea":40,"execution":42,"docs":44,"pricing":46},{"positive":38,"critical":39},0,7,{"positive":32,"critical":41},4,{"positive":38,"critical":43},5,{"positive":38,"critical":45},1,{"positive":38,"critical":38},[45,34,38,38,38,38,34,38,38,38,45,38,38,38,38,34,45,34,45,45,38,34,38,45,38,34,38,34,38,45,45,45,45,45,45,45,34,34,34,34],null,{"problem":48,"audience":50,"pricing":61,"motivation":71,"time_to_build":48,"stack":75,"openness":98,"stage":99,"team_size":100},{"value":51,"source":52,"evidence":53},"Employers and businesses running background screens; developers integrating via API","inferred",[54,58],{"id":55,"by":56,"text":57},"7938050","scolson","Like someone else pointed out, it would be ideal to be able to delete reports (or at a minimum ssn information). The site looks nice and clean. After running a report on myself,…",{"id":59,"by":11,"text":60},"7938097","please email daniel at checkr.io and we will delete your SSN and personal data. This is a light version of a background check (since we have to pay for it). Our pricing page…",{"value":62,"source":63,"evidence":64},"Free single self-check; paid TASKER plan $25 for one report on one person","maker",[65,68],{"id":66,"by":11,"text":67},"7937483","My friend and I hacked an API to run background checks. We wanted to show it to the HN community and get your feedback on it. You can run 1 background check on yourself for free.",{"id":69,"by":11,"text":70},"7938777","Sorry if this is not clear on the pricing page. We will make updates. The pricing is for 1 report on 1 person. Unlimited county searches in the counties where the person lived in…",{"value":72,"source":63,"evidence":73},"Maker and friend hacked an API to run background checks and wanted HN feedback",[74],{"id":66,"by":11,"text":67},[76,82,86,90,94],{"value":77,"source":63,"evidence":78},"Ruby",[79],{"id":80,"by":11,"text":81},"7938041","bultwith.com just scans web pages and guesses front-end libraries. We use Ruby\u002FSinatra\u002FMySQL\u002FMongoDB\u002FIronMQ for the back-end.",{"value":83,"source":63,"evidence":84},"Sinatra",[85],{"id":80,"by":11,"text":81},{"value":87,"source":63,"evidence":88},"MySQL",[89],{"id":80,"by":11,"text":81},{"value":91,"source":63,"evidence":92},"MongoDB",[93],{"id":80,"by":11,"text":81},{"value":95,"source":63,"evidence":96},"IronMQ",[97],{"id":80,"by":11,"text":81},"unknown","beta","team",{"praise":102,"objections":115,"requests":175,"questions":200,"alternatives":225},[103,108],{"value":104,"source":105,"evidence":106},"Site looks clean and nice","commenter",[107],{"id":55,"by":56,"text":57},{"value":109,"source":105,"evidence":110},"Problem is hard and worth tackling",[111],{"id":112,"by":113,"text":114},"7938300","_wmd","This is a genuinely hard problem and it's great to see new companies taking it on. Unfortunately this particular instance is close to useless - US only is a non starter, it's why…",[116,131,142,157,165],{"value":117,"source":105,"evidence":118},"Entering SSN on a new unknown site is risky",[119,123,127],{"id":120,"by":121,"text":122},"7937726","kbar13","Without knowing too much about this project (which looks pretty cool), I don't think it's a good idea to put in your SSN.",{"id":124,"by":125,"text":126},"7937676","nycmattw","I'm probably not the only one but I'd feel uncomfortable putting my SSN in a site that just released.",{"id":128,"by":129,"text":130},"7937771","markbnj","Interesting idea, but like the others I have to say there is no way I am entering my SSN into your site. I'm half convinced the fear is irrational, but there it is.",{"value":132,"source":105,"evidence":133},"Background checks cause lasting harm and second-class citizenship for offenders",[134,138],{"id":135,"by":136,"text":137},"7938083","phillmv","I have the privilege of being a white male who lives in a safe city and thus rarely feels threatened. So, it's not something I think about. What's the threat model? They're going…",{"id":139,"by":140,"text":141},"7939035","the_ancient","There are multiple reasons for this, first and foremost even if you believe you should be allowed to know about criminals you may be interacting with I do not agree that most of…",{"value":143,"source":105,"evidence":144},"Reports contain inaccurate addresses, dates and records",[145,149,153],{"id":146,"by":147,"text":148},"7938415","binaryorganic","Previous address history was pretty rough (it listed the same address twice as consecutive residences, put me in a city I'd never lived in, and got most of the dates wrong). That…",{"id":150,"by":151,"text":152},"7940669","sprite","I just ran one on myself. Turnaround time was 2 hours. It came up with a ticket I got in 2009 for \"Motor Vehicle Noise\". I've had several speeding tickets that didn't show up, so…",{"id":154,"by":155,"text":156},"7942244","jacobsimon","I filed a report earlier this morning on myself with an incorrect SSN (off by one digit). It came through with a 'clear' on SSN verification and background check, but reported…",{"value":158,"source":105,"evidence":159},"US-only coverage is a major limitation",[160,161],{"id":112,"by":113,"text":114},{"id":162,"by":163,"text":164},"7937784","spektom","You probably should have mentioned that the service is available only in the US.",{"value":166,"source":105,"evidence":167},"No way to delete account or stored personal data",[168,172],{"id":169,"by":170,"text":171},"7937878","danielsamuels","Would be nice to be able to delete your account once you've registered and found out that's the case.",{"id":173,"by":56,"text":174},"7938106","As a follow-up, is your privacy policy industry consistent? For a group disclaiming any warranty over storage of personal information, it seems that much more vital that…",[176,185,192,196],{"value":177,"source":63,"evidence":178},"Ability to delete account and personal data",[179,182],{"id":180,"by":56,"text":181},"7938918","Isn't the point of the test to get exactly what I can expect as a result as a paying customer? Otherwise, what am I really validating? I will happily email daniel for deleting…",{"id":183,"by":11,"text":184},"7939800","thanks for your feedback, we will add the ability to delete an account and all related data in our product.",{"value":186,"source":105,"evidence":187},"Open source the code",[188],{"id":189,"by":190,"text":191},"7937990","koryteg","if OP open sourced the code I would feel more comfortable about it. its weird that the first thought of hesitation was \"that's weird they didn't do any customization to…",{"value":193,"source":105,"evidence":194},"Show detailed underlying report results",[195],{"id":55,"by":56,"text":57},{"value":197,"source":105,"evidence":198},"Support for other countries",[199],{"id":112,"by":113,"text":114},[201,211,218],{"value":202,"source":105,"evidence":203},"What are the exact data sources for SSN, address, criminal and DMV checks",[204,208],{"id":205,"by":206,"text":207},"7937738","integraton","What are the exact sources of some of this data, like SSN validation, address history, criminal searches, motor vehicle reports?",{"id":209,"by":11,"text":210},"7937807","Hi, The sources are the 3 credit bureaus for SSN, direct access to DMVs for MVR, and different databases and sources for criminal data.",{"value":212,"source":105,"evidence":213},"Why GitHub login requests full access to user data",[214],{"id":215,"by":216,"text":217},"7937908","aioprisan","Also, why does the GitHub login require full access to personal user data? \"This application will be able to read and write all user data. 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