The biggest challenge to conducting background investigations in the Middle East is collecting reliable information in the most efficient manner. In the United Arab Emirates, data protection laws permit investigators to process sensitive personal information such as criminal history data. Reputable screening firms in the Middle East will also comply with regional privacy laws (such as the EU data protection directive) by appointing an internal Data Protection Officer (DPO) whose primary responsibility is to conduct independent audits of the firm’s various information processing operations which handle customer and employee data.
Let’s face it: not many people find travel books as fascinating reading. Although people do find other places interesting, there’s just not much that can be said for books which contain a thousand obscure facts about different countries crammed into a book. Although this might sound like fun for a trivia geek, it just sounds boring to other people....