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- 02-12-2014, 11:54 AM Thread Author #1
HOW TO use S Voice & Google Now HANDS FREE or via BLUETOOTH with SECURITY LOCK SCREEN on your Note 3
HI all... after months of frustration and searching forums (for a solution to hands free operation with S Voice and/or via Bluetooth with a pattern security screen set using my Verizon Note 3 from rest - black screen) and digging through phone settings i stumbled upon this fix last evening... whew I am SO happy! Hope you will be to....
It's actually quite simple once all the settings are in place and caveats employed!
THANKS to all those many forum posters and YouTube videos that got me this far to figure it out! Thank You!!
I have included 3 screen shots to assist as well as these instructions...
Turn on all theses settings for best results:
REMEMBER: you can use this hands free or via BT from an AT REST device (black screen) ONLY
1. Go to Apps> open S Voice> tap left soft key> Settings> √ "Open via the Home Key"; √ "Auto-start Speaker"; √ "Wakeup Command"; √ "Voice wake-up", after turning this on> LONG PRESS Voice Wake-up to reveal the hidden command> √ "wake up in Secure Lock".
1a. No, unfortunately, we cannot change the default command 'Hi Galaxy' on 4.3 with this device; maybe with KitKat....
2. Settings> Call> Call Accessories> OutGoing Call Conditions> Bluetooth Headset Settings> √ "Even When Device Locked"
CAVEAT 1: With the below suggestions, if you have previously set your phone with ANY Screen Security, please temporarily set to SWIPE for now as hidden settings will be revealed only when phone is in this unlocked screen state!
3. Settings> Lock Screen> Screen Security> √ "Swipe"; √ "Wake up in Lock Screen" - (DO NOT SET ANY wake-up functions if you have long pressed; do it later if so inclined)
CAVEAT 2: NOW please RESET your preferred Screen Security. BTW, i've tested Pattern, Pin, and Password only.
Believe it or not, these are all the settings needed to use your Note 3 handsfree with S Voice and/or Bluetooth enabled without having to enter your preferred screen security when lock screen shows from an AT REST DEVICE ONLY... it blows right through it.
You'll find that S Voice operates and becomes quite snappy with these changes too!
Obviously when you want to interface physically with the phone you'll have to enter your lock screen credentials.
BTW, as you can see, Hands free Driving Mode has not been engaged! (You can at any time, via S Voice menu settings, turn on this Mode).
Using Bluetooth:
1. Speak (from an at rest device dark screen; hands free)> "Hi Galaxy"> "Turn on Bluetooth" (there's no confirmation - it just does it).
CAVEAT 3: DO NOT PRESS the headset button to engage phone; INSTEAD, after you turn on your headset AND screen has gone black, speak> "Hi Galaxy" and she'll 'whisper' (yeah whatever) in your ear through your headset. Speak your commands as usual!
Using S Voice, to engage Google Now:
1. Speak (from an at rest device dark screen; hands free)> "Hi Galaxy"> "launch Google Voice Search"; Speak your Google Now command
CAVEAT 4: it seems, using google now, when the screen goes black again, it loses connection - speaking succinctly, clearly, and quickly, you'll get what you ask for spoken back, though if an action is required it will fail.
E.G.,: i tried to use google now to navigate to a destination... all went well until the screen went dark. Had to p/u the device, unlock, then press navigate to proceed! NOW, instead of using google, i asked S voice to navigate to said destination and VOILA, using google maps, it did it purrfectly without touching the device and screen stayed on!
BTW, since I use the device like a computer and run a business with lots of calling and emailing, any battery hit has been unoticed with these added settings changes; still get my customary 12-14 hours of daily usage. Your Mileage May Vary... Good Luck!
And PLEASE... keep your eyes facing up and outward when moving the body or operating heavy machinery, Or, your smartphone experience will become quite dumb!
PeaceBreathe... you'll feel better!
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Re: HOW TO use S Voice & Google Now HANDS FREE or via BLUETOOTH with SECURITY LOCK SCREEN on your No
This sounds interesting I'm going to have to wade through all the instructions when I have more time. Thank you for sharing it.!
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- 02-13-2014, 10:33 PM Thread Author #3
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You are welcome! Enjoy
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Re: HOW TO use S Voice & Google Now HANDS FREE or via BLUETOOTH with SECURITY LOCK SCREEN on your No
This is great, except it won't work on the S4. Once I change it back to PIN, it won't work. I can't understand why Samsung requires you to enter a password while you have a paired bluetooth on. I don't make a lot of phone calls while driving, but the times that I need to, it becomes dangerous to use this phone. I may have to go back to my Nokia Windows phone. Samsung should learn a few things from Nokia's interface, which makes lives quite easy.
Re: HOW TO use S Voice & Google Now HANDS FREE or via BLUETOOTH with SECURITY LOCK SCREEN on your No
THANK YOU, SO MUCH! This is, by FAR, my biggest issue with Android / Samsung / Note 3. I had the S3 previously and eventually I was able to use Google Voice Search directly from my Bluetooth but - while S Voice is not as good - this is better than the alternative. BTW, I tried a variety of options before this, including Bluetooth Launch and Home 2 Shortcut (which allows you to change the result of double tapping the home button from S Voice to Google Voice Search); however, Bluetooth Launch doesn't work if your phone is at rest and locked (e.g pattern) and Google Voice Search fails to start more than 25% of the time (using Home 2 Shortcut).
I am still able to access Google Voice Search (e.g. to call companies that are not listed in my contact list) by saying "Google Voice Search" at the S Voice prompt after saying "Hi Galaxy". Unfortunately, while S Voice does open Google Voice Search the screen turns off; however, if you say "Call Pizza Hut Baltimore Maryland" it will make the call (if Google Voice Search is confident it knows who you wanted to call) and the Phone display turns on / appears.
Scott - 06-06-2014, 03:26 AM #6
Re: HOW TO use S Voice & Google Now HANDS FREE or via BLUETOOTH with SECURITY LOCK SCREEN on your No
I'm hoping someone sees this as its a somewhat older thread.
Thanks so much for the solution, it worked great for a few weeks, but I believe since I received the Kit Kat update it no longer responds to 'hi Galaxy' through my Bluetooth headset. If the phone is near me and I say 'hi Galaxy' with the screen off, it will wake up with S-Voice and then I can speak through the headset but that doesn't help if my phone is in my bag and isn't the safest option when driving. I don't lock my phone, I just wanted a way to use my headset and not use Google Now since its the default now. I just don't like Google's version, it just doesn't seem to work as well or give as many options as S-Voice. I guess for now I'll just always have to have the phone near me if I want to make a call hands free. -
Re: HOW TO use S Voice & Google Now HANDS FREE or via BLUETOOTH with SECURITY LOCK SCREEN on your No
Thanks! I will have to try this out!👍
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"Size Does Matter!" - 06-06-2014, 09:58 AM #8
Re: HOW TO use S Voice & Google Now HANDS FREE or via BLUETOOTH with SECURITY LOCK SCREEN on your No
You might try rolling back the recent update to Google Search, and perhaps even turning it off. I had certain Bluetooth problems (inconsistent connection, having Voice Dialer come up when the screen was off, instead of S-Voice), and doing this resolved my problems. No ill effects from having Google Search turned off so far, and I think S-Voice works just fine with Bluetooth for placing calls or initiating other actions.
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I migrated from Windows Mobile 6.5. I love the new hardware, but what makes me sick is IOS and Android have been both like a trip back in time compared to WM. You need to root to get basic functionality. OTOH, Microsoft turned off Bing navigation for Windows Mobile, it's not 4G, and the screen is too small to be effective for web work. Thus, I settled for Android and the Note 3 to be able to get back at least some semblance of call recording, good handwriting recognition, some semblance of voice recognition, and some form of navigation. The Handsfree and S-Voice had me wondering what, if any, relationship there was, and how to get around all manner of strange behavior. Your article helped.
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The post-PRISM push for voluntary collection of personal data by the private sector has the potential to disrupt economic and social benefits of the data-driven economy as well as harm real reform in government.
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In the second post in a two part response to Susan Crawford's attack on his New York Times op-ed "No Country for Slow Broadband," Richard Bennett deconstructs Crawford's analytical errors.
University scientific researchers from many Asian nations are attracting substantially more industry funding per researcher than their American counterparts claims a new report released last week.
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"Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage." This new book delivers a critical wake-up call: a fierce global race for innovation advantage is under way and the United States is running the risk of losing.
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Dementia is a cognitive disorder.
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- Dementia (2014 film), an upcoming Philippine film
- Dementia 13, a 1963 horror film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- Dementia can refer to the music played by Dr. Demento, specifically in his 1980 LP Dr. Demento's Dementia Royale
- "Into the Dementia," a short instrumental by progressive metal band Symphony X in their 1994 album Symphony X
- The vehicle driven by the Loonies gang in the 1999 video game Grand Theft Auto 2
- Dementia (band), a 1990s and 2000s rock band
- Dementia, an academic journal established in 2002 covering research on the disorder
- Dementia, one of the two kingdoms in the 2007 role-playing game Shivering Isles, the second expansion of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- "Dementia," a song by Owl City in their 2012 album The Midsummer Station
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Founded in 1921, Spartanburg Regional has earned a reputation for technological excellence throughout the Southeast, while continuously providing the highest quality of care to patients. Spartanburg Regional is an integrated-delivery healthcare system, which includes the Medical Group of the Carolinas; Regional HealthPlus; the Spartanburg Regional Foundation; Hospital for Restorative Care; Spartanburg County Emergency Medical Services; a county-wide, non-emergency transportation system; and a new ultramodern medical campus 20 miles away called Pelham Medical Center.
Serving more than 100,000 patients each year, Spartanburg Regional is a 540-bed teaching and research hospital, featuring a modern eight-story patient tower with 168 private rooms. Among its most recognized departments are the Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health, the Heart Center, the Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute, the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Center for Women, and a 24-hour emergency Level 1 trauma center, equipped to treat any type of injury or massive trauma. Connected to Spartanburg Regional, the Regional Outpatient Center houses a wide range of state-of-the-art outpatient, diagnostic, laboratory and surgical procedures. The Center for Family Medicine, located in the Regional Outpatient Center, was created especially for residents and functions as a group practice. There is a laboratory in the center of the unit that handles most routine lab work.
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In need of help, DROID Market not opening Hello everyone... I added some music to my Incredible 2 today and when I went to open the Market, it didn't, a white screen flashes when I press on the Market. I don't know what I did, I also lost all of my contacts and LookOut is completely gone. If someone has any idea what can I do to fix this, please let me know. Thank you!
No i have not tried rebooting it. Will that delete everything i have if I reboot it? Yes, the sd card is inserted.
u can pull battery or turn it off completely. not sure why it wouldnt open at start up. do u have back up assistance? ur saying u lost all ur contacts.
yea i took the battery out already and still nothing. checked for any system updates and nothing. i have no idea what the hell i did Yup, the only contacts i have is from my facebook and twitter. other than that, i had to manually re-enter the names into the numbers left from my text messages.(all of my text messages were still there, but no names, only numbers appeared with the message.
if u used back up assistance from verizon, u should get ur contacts restored. hmm, and ur not rooted? ur music files are fine but not the market?


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Would you like help with creating a resume; setting up an email account; searching online databases; installing software on a laptop; making a copy of files or pictures? Meet with a library staff member for up to an hour of one-on-one help using either a public computer at the library or your own laptop. Advance registration is required. Call 540-894-5853 or visit the circulation desk at the library to sign up.Meets monthly (except for December) on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 7-8:30pm. The group will discuss a wide range of titles chosen by members and enjoy refreshments. Program listings are below.
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Within a year, the dream became reality. The Louisa County Branch Library opened on November 27, 1972, in a former barber shop on Main Street. This 440-square-foot space was rented by the county for $100 a month and was open 22 hours a week with two part-time staff. During the early years an occasional story hour was held in local churches. During the last year in the building, story hours and other children's programs were held in the branch, but due to severe space limitations the library was closed to the public. The library remained in those cramped quarters until October 1979.
In 1979, Louisa County purchased the charming Girl Scout house on West Street, a 2,252-square-foot building with a 305 square-foot meeting room. This location of the library, was open to the public 48 hours per week and had a staff that included a Branch Manager, 3 full-time and 2 part-time staff. The collection grew from 714 volumes to nearly 30,000 volumes with an annual circulation of over 116,000 items.
In 1987, the Louisa County Board of Supervisors created a Library Advisory Board with representatives from each voting district. In October 1988, this Board encouraged the County Supervisors to establish a Library Foundation for the purpose of acquiring a library site and constructing a larger, more modern library building.
More than ten years of working, planning and fund-raising resulted in a plan for construction of a new 15,000 square-foot library to be located adjacent to Louisa County Middle and High schools. Plans for the new branch included significantly larger collections, computers with Internet access, a historical and genealogical collection room, a large meeting room, space for tutoring and a law collection.
Ground was broken for the new Louisa Library in March 1999, and, on December 12, 1999, the branch was dedicated. Staff and community greeted the opening of the new building and with it, expanded services to the citizens of Louisa County.
The library has many features of a modern 21st century library with public computers, printers, wireless internet, self checkout, and audiobooks and eBooks to download. The building survived the August 2011 earthquake with little damage, and the staff was able to provide assistance to the Louisa County Schools that sustained extreme damage. Today six school computers remain in the library to give students access to homework assignments.
As of 2013, the library houses 60,000 items that include books, books on CD, and DVDs for all ages. A staff of three full time and three part-time employees serve the community with internet tutorials, family film programs, adult and teen book discussion groups, and a wide range of programs for children.


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A good place to stroll around and shop. The design is pretty much amazing too, patterned after the Venetian.
A good place to stroll around and shop. The design is pretty much amazing too, patterned after the Venetian.
When I was wandering around and entered this place, I thought I was in Vegas for a sec! Like the other reviewer posted, this place definitely resembles the Venetian in Vegas! The whole layout, architecture, and design totally resembles it. Even the ceilings and the mini fountain light show seems to draw its inspiration from the Venetian's lightning show. So... More
Another fantastic shopping mall next to Divers City. Great fountains, lights, warming and shopping. Unique car museum when you walk in then multiple level mall - if heading to Divers City, this is a must see.
Even if you plan to buy nothing in here, the walk around the centre is just wonderful. The decor is amazing, and although from the outside it looks like a warehouse it is really pretty. It is situated in Odaiba which also has other shopping malls and attractions nearby so you could stop in on the way.
We went to Odaiba looking to see the whole area, but due to time constraints, we were really only able to check out VenusFort, and the surrounding area (Leisureland and Megaweb). The atmosphere of VenusFort is pretty unique, and different for each floor. There are some nice brand name stores in the mall, and the food I had there was... More
A good place to visit during X'mas Season and see the lightings, interior decor. After Venus Fort, can visit the Toyota Showroom.
Well I will start by saying its a shopping center, pretty much like most across the globe, with a good cross section of shops and restaurants to choose, oh and its in the Harbor district so worth popping in if your about. Now onto the only in Japan bit, this place has couple of Boutique pet shops, if you can... More
i have never been to a shopping mall that allowed pet in it. On the1st floor (they called "Venus Family") you can see dogs (with leash) roaming around the mall while the owner doing their own activities - shopping or having a meal. There are few outlet for pet accessories/outfit. Very funny to see the dogs trying new outfit on... More
Nothing too amazing as far as the content of the shops go. A few impressive areas with sky painted ceiling, rendered stone facades, lampposts etc. One area has a grand fountain, another a fake church front. A cool chain store called Village Vanguard is inside, and there is a large Toyota exploration centre with various interactives and lots of cars... More
There is good shopping here - but we spent the most time in the arcade on the bottom floor, playing the claw machines. Our two year old loved climbing on all the little coin operated rides. Since it was a weekday we had the place pretty much to ourselves. We had a tasty ramen lunch in the food court, and... More
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Kulicke & Soffa To Appoint Yih-Neng Lee As Senior Vice President, Global Sales
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) ("K&S" or the "Company") today announced the Company will appoint Yih-Neng Lee as Senior Vice President, Global Sales. Mr. Lee will be based at the K&S Corporate Headquarters in Singapore, and report to the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Bruno Guilmart. Mr. Lee will succeed T.C. Mak, Vice President of Global Sales, whose career at K&S spans more than 30 years. While the new appointment will be effective September 2, 2013, Mr. T.C. Mak will remain with K&S until the end of December 2013 to ensure a smooth transition.
Mr. Guilmart continued, "We thank T.C. for his many valuable accomplishments at K&S over a career spanning more than three decades. He has helped K&S build a premier global sales organization to expand our market leadership and achieve record breaking revenue. We are very pleased that T.C. will remain with us during a transition period in order to facilitate the transfer of responsibilities to Yih-Neng. I am also pleased to welcome Yih-Neng to the K&S team. Yih-Neng is a worldclass sales executive with proven experience in the industry and extensive relationships at OSAT companies and IDMs. His drive, leadership and experience will make him an excellent fit for K&S as we continue to execute on our business and growth strategy."
Born and educated in Singapore, Yih-Neng Lee has more than 25 years of global sales experience in the technology industry. He has held global sales and marketing positions for the majority of his career with Advantest, Verigy (spun off from Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Technologies and later acquired by Advantest) and Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Technologies. Mr. Lee has served as Advantest's President, South Asia Pacific based in Shanghai, China, from November 2011 to present. He was previously based in Santa Clara, California, where he served as Agilent Technologies' Vice President, Sales, Marketing, Support, Worldwide Fabless Semiconductor Test Business, from November 2001 to August of 2005. In 1983, Mr. Lee joined Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Technologies, based out of Singapore, serving as Vice President and General Manager, Sales, Marketing, Support from February 1998 to November 2001, responsible for the company's semiconductor test business. Mr. Lee received his Bachelor of Engineering and Master in Business Administration degrees from the National University of Singapore.
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As a follow up to my blog post earlier this week about how car-sharing service Uber's flawed background screening process exposed customers to drivers with recent felony backgrounds, CBS 11 interviewed me about the issue. The full text of the story is available on the CBS11 website.
Uber, which operates UberX, the ride-share service that allows regular people to sell car rides to the public, has revised its background screening policy in response to a Chicago Tribune article indicating that one of its non-professional drivers had a 2010 felony conviction for residential burglary.
This revelation came on the heels of a December 2013 incident where another UberX driver with a 2009 felony drug conviction and other offenses was accused of assaulting a passenger.
So where did Uber, a company already fighting a public relations campaign in the face of efforts by cities to pass ordinances regulating the service, go wrong?
According to their own blog post about this issue, Uber was relying solely on "the Multi-State Criminal Database."
There is no single "Multi-State Criminal Database." There are dozens of them – all managed by private companies who buy the data from the states and counties willing to sell their records in bulk format. By referring to "the Multi-State Criminal Database," it sounds as though Uber might have believed there was a single definitive source for criminal records. There is not.
Any criminal history database is going to be missing many, if not most criminal records. Our tests of various "national" criminal records databases, including the one we use as a safety net alongside more thorough processes, found that depending on where the individual has lived, the databases miss between 40% and 60% of the criminal records found in the county and federal criminal courts.
Uber's blog post stated that "some counties do not participate in this reporting the way we and our users expect they should." It sounds like Uber is blaming the jurisdictions for not selling their data to the big databrokers who compile and sell criminal records to the public.
Many states and most counties won't sell their data in this manner for a good reason: as soon as they sell the data, their ability to keep it up to date and accurate is lost. This means that when case outcome is changed, the database may continue to report the outdated information – sometimes for years – often wrongfully interfering with innocent individuals' ability to find work.
Database companies are also notorious for associating the wrong individuals with criminal histories because of common names or similar dates of birth. (I've written extensively about the problems with criminal records databases.)
It appears that Uber is now conducting a much more thorough criminal records search on its non-professional drivers that includes searches for criminal records at the county and federal court levels. (Their blog post repeatedly refers to the "federal database," but as most private companies don't have access to the FBI's criminal records database, I assume they are talking about federal court records.)
However, Uber may still have a problem waiting to bite them. Their blog post suggests that when hiring professional drivers for their upscale car services, they rely on background checks conducted by state and local jurisdictions "as part of their commercial licensing processes." What do most state and local jurisdictions rely on when conducting criminal background checks? A county or state-specific database. They are likely still missing records from other states and all federal criminal court records.
As a reminder, the mimimum criminal background check that Imperative Information Group recommends employers utilize consists of:
- Identity research to determine the names and jurisdictions associated with an applicant's social security number.
- County criminal research in all jurisdictions associated with the applicant for the past ten years. All records found, regardless of age, that can be legally reported should be reported.
- Searches of the state criminal records repository, state sex offender database, and state prison records in each state associated with the applicant for the past ten years. Not all three sources are available in every state.
- Searches of the federal criminal court records in each federal district associated with the the applicant for the past ten years.
- A search of a multi-jurisdictional criminal records database for any records that may be associated with the applicant. Because of the many errors in the database records, any records should be verified with the originating court prior to being released to the employer.
As ever, please don't hesitate to contact Imperative Information Group if you want to review the contents of your company's employment background checks. If you can't afford a cheap background check, we'd love to work with you.
Video: News Report Highlights Gaps in Texas Criminal Data
I've been warning employers, schools, nonprofits, and others about the dangers of relying on the Texas Department of Public Safety's Crime Records Service criminal history database for years. Our 2008 study of DPS' records found that DPS' records were missing more than one-third of the criminal cases included in our sample – including one-third of the convictions that place offenders on Texas' Death Row.
DPS' own audit earlier this year found that one in four arrests was not reported to DPS in 2009. Following up on that audit, Brian New, an investigative reporter with San Antonio CBS affiliate KENS 5, interviewed me about how to conduct a more reliable background check.
The story ends with my interview:
Regardless of the reason why, Mike Coffey, a human resource consultant for the Imperative Information Group, said he advises his clients not to rely on the state.
"We have been conditioned to think we are buying something from the state, so this has got to be the best there is," Coffey said.
But he says the state's database is not the best, which is why when Coffey runs a criminal background check he searches every county, individually, where the person has lived and worked.
It takes more time and more money, but if murder records are not in the state's database, Coffey said just think what else might be missing.
"If all the backgrounds you run are with DPS, you are going to have something bad happen eventually," he said.
This particular story was focused on Texas DPS' records but most state criminal records repositories are equally unreliable. Unfortunatley, many employers then turn to so-called national criminal records databases believing them to be reliable sources of criminal records and not understanding that these databases are built upon the records provided by the states. This means that in Texas, you are likely to miss one in three criminal offenses (including capital murder) and in other states like California, which doesn't allow access to their state criminal records repository, you are likely to miss all of the records if you rely only on a "national" database search (we call them multijurisdictional criminal records databases – "national" oversells their quality).
As is often the case, the hard way is the best way. A reliable criminal background check will use the state and multijurisdictional criminal records databases as indicators of possible criminal records but will rely on live searches of county criminal records as the primary source of information.
Here's the full news story from KENS 5 San Antonio:
The Importance of Quality Background Checks on In-Home Service Workers
Over at Bad Hire Days this week, I blogged about Jason Meinke, a convicted criminal whose record includes a felony conviction for aggravated stalking, who was sent by a Sears contractor into customers' homes to clean air ducts. Proving that past performance is a pretty good indicator of future performance, he allegedly repeated his offensive behavior and has made the lives of at least a couple female customers miserable over the last several years.
Meinke came to my attention through Detroit TV station WXYZ's Action 7 News investigative reporter Scott Lewis, who told me his story last month when interviewing me about the dangers of bad background checks. For his two-part news story, which aired in two parts on Sunday and Monday, Scott wanted to know how a background check could miss such a dangerous offender.
Part one (aired 11/06/2011):
Part two (aired 11/07/2011):
From Sunday's story:
To find out, 7 Action News Investigators traveled to Orlando, Florida for a meeting of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners. We talked to Mike Coffey, a respected expert in the field. He said what we uncovered with Meinke is not uncommon because background checks often miss things.
"A lot of your really large employers, especially those who hire lower wage employees don't do their due diligence," said Coffey. "They just rely on the data base or some instant quick inexpensive background check."
From Monday's story:
There are no laws, state or national requiring background checks for in-home service workers. And when companies do background checks, you can't always trust them.
"I hear from employers all the time, I just need a quick and easy background check. I just want to make sure he's not a murderer," said Mike Coffey, a recognized expert in background checks.
Coffey says employers, especially large companies often do it on the cheap, relying on criminal data bases that are notoriously inaccurate.
"I often tell employers if that's all you're going to do just put your money in escrow for your attorney fees because something's going to happen," Coffee told 7 Action News.
Coffey said a thorough background screening requires checking local court records in every jurisdiction a person has lived, instead of relying on national data bases which are inexpensive to use but often miss criminal convictions.
Background investigator Mike Coffey says it makes sense for companies to be thorough.
"I mean to spend $150 to $200 on a background check that's really, really thorough for somebody that your sending into somebody's home seems to me like a no-brainer," Coffey said.
There are good reasons that Imperative will not sell a criminal records database by itself – the most important being that they regularly miss 30-60% or more of even the most serious criminal convictions, as was apparently the case with Jason Meinke.
Had the owners of the Acadia Arms Apartments in Lufkin, Texas completed a background check on Jose Diaz before hiring him as a handyman, they would have learned that he has convictions for driving while intoxicated, driving while his license was suspended, and a felony conviction for possession of cocaine for which he spent eleven months in prison before being paroled in 2007.
This is definitely not someone you want to have keys to your apartment.
According to television station KTRE: The owner says they didn't check him since he was only contracted for ten days.
A female resident says she awoke inher bedroom on January 6th to find Diaz pulling off her shorts and began screaming, according to The Lufkin Daily News. When her roommate responded with a gun, Diaz left the apartment.
Since the incident, several other residents have made complaints against Diaz, including one, according to television station KLTV, who says he… it's just too gross – you can read it on their website if you wish. (Warning: It is both graphic and gross.)
Many employers fail to conduct a meaningful criminal background check on contingent or temporary workers, thinking that they will only be around for a short time. That faulty thinking fails to recognize that a temporary worker with ill intent only needs a short amount of time to identify the vulnerabilities of the employer, coworkers, or customers. Imperative recommends that our clients select temporary employees with the same degree of diligence as regular employees.
Church and Nursing Home Fall Prey to "He's a Nice Guy" Syndrome
My friend Greg Love is an attorney who, through his firm Ministry Safe, trains churches and community service organizations on how to keep sex offenders from harming their organizations. In his presentations he often laments that the Church is the last place where someone can show up and get access to kids or other vulnerable populations just by asking.
Greg's point is that there is a tendency in a religious environment to presume to know someone's "heart" and give them the benefit of the doubt along with access to kids, the infirm, or others who are vulnerable. The problem is that many deeply troubled and potentially dangerous people know how to talk the talk and appear to walk the walk. By the time their deception is identified, it is often too late.
That appears to be the case with this guy, Matthew Porter, a "volunteer associate pastor" and nursing home chaplain in Granbury, Texas.
According to The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Porter has been accused of placing a hidden camera in a bathroom used by employees at Harbor Lakes Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation, where he was acting as a chaplain.
Apparently, only after this investigation began did the nursing home or The Church at Granbury learn that he was convicted in Manatee County, Florida for nine counts of video voyeurism. According to the probable cause affidavit filed in the Florida case, Porter videoed the bathroom activities of members of a juvenille Bible study group he held in his apartment. He was sentenced to 120 days in prison and one year probation, which he was allowed to serve in Texas.
What is even more disconcerting is that while on probation he received counseling at Gateway Community Church in Granbury, and was allowed to volunteer and act as a chaplain by both Granbury churches. "We let him do that because he was in counseling at the same time," Gateway's former music minister, who also counseled Porter, is quoted as saying. He added that he now believes that Porter lied to him about the Florida circumstances, though the Star-Telegram article doesn't say how.
Which brings us to another issue my friend Greg Love often points out. Individuals who act out in this way (Greg often refers to them as predators) know who to cultivate the trust of gatekeepers – parents, church leaders, workplace supervisors – the very people whose job it is to protect vulnerable populations.
When conducting background checks, we often see situations where an employment applicant will admit to a minor criminal offense that, once the background check has been completed, turns out to be a gross reduction of the actual offense(s). Employers are sometimes so impressed that the applicant is forthright about past offenses, particularly minor but emberrasing ones, that they let down their guard and fail to conduct proper due diligence.
Additionally, many organizations seem to equate how much an individual is being compensated with the level of the background check that is conducted. Never mind that a "volunteer pastor" or "chaplain" is automatically given immediate credibility by those he or she encounters and the potential for damage to others and the organization is often greater than many other more highly compensated positions. Organizations need to carefully review the risks associated with a position rather than the compensation level when determining the necessary level of due diligence.
Meanwhile, Hood County Sheriff investigators are still trying to identify Porter's vicitims from the hidden camera images they found. He is out on $20,000 bond so if you use a public restroom in Granbury… well, I'm just saying.
Carollena Vaccaro has a long criminal history that includes a felony conviction for possession of a forged instrument. So how did she get a job as a nanny working for an entrepreneurial family?
Simple, according to the Rochester, New York Democrat and Chronicle:
Vaccaro, who claimed to be a registered nurse, gave them the name and Social Security number of her cousin, DeRosa, without DeRosa's knowledge. The name came back clean in a background check.
Vaccaro was sentenced to serve between three and six years in prison for two counts of felony identity theft after pleading guilty this week. The family who employed her apparent only lost a $25 Walmart gift card and, very probably, the sense of security in their own home.
So, the question is how could this family have avoided becoming entangled with this woman?
With her history of forgery, it is possible that if the family completed the I-9 process (which many residential employers fail to do), she may have presented valid-looking identification with her picture and her family member's identity info.
With the false identity information, the criminal background check conducted by the family was useless. Assuming that was the case, the next level of defense would be to verify both her credentials, in this case a nursing license, and her previous employment history. Employment histories are fairly easy to fabricate but a good background screening firm will have a process to try and substantiate the identity of the individual's providing references. This is often something that private employers, particularly families hiring domestic help, are ill-equiped to accomplish.
According to press reports, it also evident that this family was not Vaccaro's first victim. Numerous people apparently had been taken advantage of by her under several different names. It seems that the local small claims court was very familiar with her, as well.
It is interesting how many individuals fail to conduct thorough background checks on employees who will be working in their homes, especially when hiring a nanny to working with children, housekeepers, home healthcare workers, or others with access to their residence.
In Vaccaro's case, the damage was limited to minor theft. However, if a thief can gain acesss to a family this easily, how much more difficult would it be for someone with a history of violence or sex offenses to get into the household?
Last month, the United States Attorney General filed federal identity theft charges against Angela Cuellar, a former employee of a Waco-based state contractor responsible for collecting the fingerprints of those seeking state background checks. This part of the story has been widely reported.
However, Imperative Information Group conducted our own research on Ms. Cuellar and the results are startling.
Apparently, her former employer failed to conduct a criminal background check on her or, worse yet, chose to ignore the results of the background check. That bad hiring decision resulted in the identity theft scandal unveiled in last month's indictment, according to the federal indictment.
Integrated Biometrics Technology (IBT) operates a fingerprint collection site for L-1 ID Solutions, the company to which the State of Texas sole-sourced their Live Scan fingerprinting collection network. IBT collects fingerprints of teachers and others who must receive fingerprints as part of the licensing, certification, or employment processes of Texas state agencies.
According to the indictment, Cuellar worked for IBT from March 10, 2008 until July, 27, 2008. What isn't reflected in the indictment or in any of the press coverage I've found to date is that Cuellar was on probation for theft when she was hired by IBT, having plead guilty to theft charges the previous November.
The federal indictment is interesting reading. During the short time that she worked for IBT, Cuellar allegedly stole "thousands" of applications for fingerprint background checks, each containing the applicant's "name, address, date of birth, social security number, driver license information, and other identifying information." Cuellar allegedly "used, gave away, or traded victims' information so that members of the conspiracy could fraudulently obtain credit cards, goods, and services in victims' names."
The "members of the conspiracy caused credit cards and merchandise to be shipped or mailed to various addresses in the Waco area in victims' names." According to the indictment, Cuellar and her friends opened JC Penny's cards, bought Dell computers, and even opened a Green Mountain Energy electricity account at the residence where some of the group was staying.
Several law enforcement agencies are still trying to identify additional victims. The McLennan County Sherrif's Office has created a webpage and hotline for "Reporting for L-1 ID Solutions Security Breach" in order to aid victims of this easily-preventable data breach.
Sheez. Did I mention that before IBT ever gave Cuellar access to these poor individuals' identity information, she had already plead guilty and was serving probation for theft on a case out of Waco?
It isn't clear whether IBT simply failed to conduct a background check on Cuellar, ran an inadequate background check (perhaps only relying on the incomplete state or "national" criminal records databases available online), or ran a background check that included their local county's records and chose to ignore the resulting records.
That the State of Texas' background check vendor may have failed to conduct the most basic background check on a potential employee is blindingly ironic. It is no doubt causing blinding headaches for Cuellar's victims.
By the way, Cuellar was later charged with theft by check in another case, which was dismissed in August of last year after Cuellar presented the DA's office with…
wait for it…
"forgery affidavits on the checks."
When the Job Applicant Says "It Wasn't Me!"
The rap artist Shaggy had a hit song a few years ago called "It Wasn't Me" about a man who's girlfriend caught him cheating with another woman. (Cheating so bad in fact, that I dare not link the music video to this posting. I'm still blushing.) His friend's advice was deny, deny, deny. "It wasn't me!"
Job applicants sometimes make this claim, as well.
The Philadelphia Daily News ran a column today entitled Tainted record, the result of ID theft, foils work quest for father of 5. The column focuses sympathetically on Charles Canty, who claims that he has had a difficult time finding a job because of an identity thief who has apparently committed several crimes under his name. He claims that background checks continue to report the cases, all of which have been dismissed, and that employers are not hiring him based upon those records. (Jump to the end if you can't wait to get the full story on his situation.)
As a background screening firm, we often get calls from job applicants who are upset that they've been eliminated from consideration because of something on their background check. (See my previous post: An Angry Consumer is on Line One) Because we don't rely on criminal records databases and we select our local court research provider relationships based on quality rather than price, we know that the information we provide to our client matches the information in the court's files.
But what happens when the court's records are wrong or incomplete or there are two people out there with the same name and date of birth and one of them is a criminal? Maybe it really wasn't him!
Identity theft in criminal records is uncommon but we certainly see more of it than we did ten years ago. On rare occasion, we come across people who share the same name and date of birth, as well. Often, there are enough inconsistencies between the court's records and other information we have verified about the applicant during the rest of the background check process to flag us to the stolen or mistaken identity.
A couple years ago, we conducted a background investigation on a candidate for a professional position. His employment history was solid for over a decade and there were no gaps in employment. All indications were that he had lived in the same city for the last fifteen years.
However, our search of a multi-jurisdictional criminal records database (other firms call them "national databases" but we know that greatly overstates their reliability) reflected records for a defendant with this individual's very unique name and date of birth. We verified the records with the courts – the problem was that the defendant had served jail time in counties hundreds of miles away from where our client's applicant had lived and worked for the last fifteen years.
Something was obviously amiss, so we ordered copies of the court documents and mug shots from the two sheriff departments (one in South Texas and the other in South Carolina). When we received the documents and photos, we learned that the defendant was a five foot, five inch tall white male. We also learned that he had provided two different social security numbers when he was arrested – further checking determined that one belonged to a woman and the other had never been issued. Additionally, the drivers license number he used in his Texas arrest belonged to yet another person!
These are the mug shots we received from the sheriff's offices.
A quick call to my client confirmed that their candidate was a black man over six feet tall. Obviously, the guy in these photos doesn't match that description!
This confirmed that either his identity had been stolen or that he was the victim of an unfortunate coincidence of having the same name and date of birth as a criminal offender.
While the client received a clean and accurate background check, we contacted the applicant directly to inform him of the situation, which is sure to come up again.
Now, to Mr. Canty, the subject of the Philadelphia Daily News column. The sound of sad violins playing in the background were a little too loud, so we did a little quick research just to check.
According to the Pennsylvania courts, Mr. Canty still has an active case in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas with counts including attempted burglary and trespass (case CP-51-CR-0015243-2009). Perhaps this case will also be dismissed due to identity theft but the fact that it wasn't mentioned in the column makes me wonder if it was inconvenient to the theme of this column ("downtrodden man as victim").
Also according to court records, in 2007 Mr. Canty pled nolo contendere (no contest) in case MC-51-CR-0043783-2007 to possession of a controlled substance and served twelve months probation. Perhaps the identity thief was also responsible for this case and served the probation but if that were the case, why wouldn't it have been mentioned in the column? There's no mention of any claim of actual convictions for crimes committed by others – that would have certainly made the degree of injustice even more outrageous.
He also has a 2004 conviction for retail theft in case MC-51-SU-0002945-2004, which was apparently before the identity theft occurred.
If any of these cases do belong to Mr. Canty, they are a far cry from the vague reference the columnist makes to the "'stupid stuff' he did in his faraway youth." (I still wear ties I bought in 2004!) They are, however, most likely the reason he has been unable to land a job for Comcast working at Temple University's Liacouras Center, a position that would put him in contact with the public and place him on a college campus.
The takeaway for employers in all of this is that the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, the law governing employment-related background checks, lays outs a specific process to ensure that job applicants are treated fairly when anything in their background check may result in an adverse employment decision:
- Before making the adverse employment decision, the employer must provide the applicant with a copy of their background check and a statement of their rights under the law, which includes the right to dispute any incorrect information directly with the background screening firm. There's not a specific requirment in the FCRA that the name and contact information of the background screening firm be provided to the applicant at this time, however it just makes sense to do so.
- After the applicant has received this information and reasonably had an opportunity to respond, the employer can evaluate the background check information and make the appropriate employment decision. If the applicant decides to dispute any of the information in the background check with the background screening firm, there is no requirement that the employer hold the job open for the applicant while the screening firm reinvestigates the disputed information. In the case of a dispute, however, it is a good idea for the employer and the background screening firm to stay in communication as to the actions each is taking to ensure that negative decision is not made based upon faulty information.
- If an adverse employment decision is made in whole or part based upon the background check, the employer must provide the applicant notice of the action and other information, including how to contact the background screening firm.
Working with a good background screening firm and following this process will ensure that when an applicant says "It wasn't me," everyone's interests are protected.
Intelius, the online data broker notorius for selling information most people would consider personal to anyone who wants it, has released an iPhone application that is a must-have for the on-the-go stalker.
Their Date Check app is touted as a way for users to check out potential hook ups while they are still sitting next next to you at the bar. For a few bucks, you can use Date Check to check out your prospective paramour's background – criminal history, address… even an asset check – by providing as little initial information as their cell phone number.
This is an insanely dangerous idea for at least two reasons. First, all criminal records databases miss a lot of records. A LOT. This means that anyone relying on Intelius to determine whether the Prince or Princess Charming they just met at the monster truck after-party has a criminal record are potentially missing important information. The danger in this, as in relying on any criminal records database, is that users may rely on the information to make critical decisions… with potentially devastating consequences.
Of even more concern to me about this app, however, is the giant potential for abuse. This app obviously doesn't have any way of measuring the intent or goodwill of the user. Want that cute blonde's address so you can show up at her front door to convince her that you are soul mates? This is the app for you! Have a more nefarious intent? No problem!
This is such a bad and dangerous idea that I won't even post a link to their site. Google it and you'll see what a bad idea this really is.


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