Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in California

When I do an online search of my name, personal information such as age and address appears from a link to a site called Advanced Background Checks. When I inquired with the site as to how to remove the information, they said I will need to fill out a form, mail it in and wait for 7 business days for the information to be removed. Well, seven business days is too long for me to wait. I am applying for jobs and I do not wish to have my age broadcast on the internet. I asked if there is anything they could do to remove it immediately and they refused. I explained that I had not authorized for them to broadcast this information. They said the information is public so they are not doing anything wrong. This does not seem right to me. Again, my problem is that they will not cooperate with me to remove it immediately. Could you please advise? Thank you.


Asked on 10/17/13, 1:03 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Whether it 'seems right' to you or not, numerous companies provide such background checks and obtain extensive 'private' info through court records, administrative records, credit and financial reports, and your casual broadcasting of info through social media, public statements, etc, etc.

IF and ONLY IF you can prove something there is actually demonstrably false, could you have basis to demand retraction or correction. Otherwise, you need to learn the reality of modern privacy invasion by government and others, and then become politically active in trying to remedy the problem, like many of us have being doing for years.

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Answered on 10/19/13, 1:47 pm


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