http://pibuzz.com/2007/02/06/does-your-company-or-law-firm-have-guidelines-on-the-use-of-pretexting/ Private Investigator | Public Records | Internet Search | Privacy | Reporting | Personal Information | Adoption | Genealogy | Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:46:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://pibuzz.com/2007/02/06/does-your-company-or-law-firm-have-guidelines-on-the-use-of-pretexting/comment-page-1/#comment-60166 Gary Gresovic Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:22:19 +0000 http://pibuzz.com/2007/02/06/does-your-company-or-law-firm-have-guidelines-on-the-use-of-pretexting/#comment-60166 Here again like the HP scandal, investigators are left to use their own judgement. The main problem I see is there are no uniform guidelines set forth by states to regulate and define this type of activity. There are legal and illegal ways to pretext for information. Over the years I have worked for companies that wanted me to wear disguises to pretext a residence or business for information. We all know that impersonating a business or worker can lead to lawsuits. Yet I still hear PI's say it is OK to pretend to be the cable guy or the pizza delivery man. I have also found that some companies rely on their managers to set the standards used by their investigators. If the manager is not aware of acceptable business practices then how can their employees be expected to know any different? Even worse than that is the manager that asks their employees to push the envelope to get information. Yet if problems arise then the employee is blamed... Here again like the HP scandal, investigators are left to use their own judgement. The main problem I see is there are no uniform guidelines set forth by states to regulate and define this type of activity. There are legal and illegal ways to pretext for information. Over the years I have worked for companies that wanted me to wear disguises to pretext a residence or business for information. We all know that impersonating a business or worker can lead to lawsuits. Yet I still hear PI’s say it is OK to pretend to be the cable guy or the pizza delivery man. I have also found that some companies rely on their managers to set the standards used by their investigators. If the manager is not aware of acceptable business practices then how can their employees be expected to know any different? Even worse than that is the manager that asks their employees to push the envelope to get information. Yet if problems arise then the employee is blamed…

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