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15 Dec

Social Security Death Index is now restricted

[Update, 1/29/2012: The Subcommittee on Social Security of the House Ways & Means Committee is meeting (February 2, 2012) and will address legislation that would restrict access to the SSDI. Read more at: Sounding a call to action to save...
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Databases, FOIA, Genealogy, Public Records, Vital Records 12 Comments

3 Dec

Private Investigator Research Links – Nov 2011

The British Newspaper Archive Obtaining EDs and streets for the 1910-1940 Census in One Step California Death Index 1940-1997 California Birth Index – Free SimilarPages.com – Find similar websites SimilarSiteSearch.com – Find Similar Websites Company Director Check – free UK...
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California, Databases, FOIA, Genealogy, Public Records, Vital Records 2 Comments

25 Sep

Find Housing Authority Records

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds “Section 8” housing, — locally administered, publicly owned housing — usually multi-unit buildings that residents can apply to live in who meet certain income, age or disability criteria. HUD-funded multi-unit...
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FOIA, Public Records, Real Property, Regulation 1 Comment

17 Aug

The FOIA news: It’s all bad

It’s not just you. The federal government has become less responsive and more stingy with FOIA requests across agencies and types of requests, according to Still Waiting After All These Years:An in-depth analysis of FOIA performance from 1998 to 2006....
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17 Aug

Public records access laws lag as government cedes functions to private control

Privatization v. The Public’s Right To Know summarizes recent attempts by state and federal government to avoid scrutiny, wall off public records from open access and privatize government functions. Told through anecdotal stories, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the...
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8 Dec

Information disclosure in federal & state laws

OpentheGovernment.org lists several new reports released by open government organizations. The National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) report, Federal Controls on State Information Disclosure:FERPA, HIPAA and DPPA, addresses “barriers to state records that federal legislation erects.” Also, go to The...
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25 Sep

Free 50 state guide to public records

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has issued a new Web-based public records guide. The Open Government Guide, “a complete compendium of information on every state’s open records and open meetings laws,” is a well organized and comprehensive...
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15 Mar

Florida legislation will alter court files

Florida Senate bill 2366, An act relating to public records, will remove social security numbers from court filed judgments, replacing them with the person’s date of birth. Removes the social security number of each person against whom a final judgment...
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