For pre-employment screening, we had court runners literally sitting through the courthouses going through paper records for each candidate on an "ad-hoc" basis. Some companies do this in a more organized fashion by having a person just data enter ALL the records (like in North Carolina if I recall) and since they had this data, we just bought the company.
Pre employment screening is different though. They need your permission for a legal background check and of course they will do everything necessary to do it. I'm asking about the information that leaks without your permission.
