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Category Archives: Government

21 Nov

Genealogical Resources in U.S. Federal Depository Libraries

The brochure Genealogical Resources in U.S. Federal Depository Libraries has hyperlinks to Federal government resources on the Internet related to U.S. Census, military, immigration, land and vital records, and government agency history. Among the documents are archived telephone directories, some...
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18 Nov

This week in public records – Texas – Florida – FTC

The Texas Secretary of State has added 5 new searchable databases: Health Spas, Debt Collector Bonds, Law Enforcement Organizations (by solicitor, bonding company or public safety entity), Telephone Solicitors, and Veterans Organizations and Solicitors. More details are emerging on the...
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16 Nov

Who’s a Rat – database of those who do and tell

December 1 UPDATE: This site was just shut down, possibly because of the heat on the Web site owner due to his own legal troubles. The last cached version from The Wayback Machine is April 24, 2006. Who’s A Rat...
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15 Nov

Searching SEC filings

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission now offers full text searching of filings of publicly traded companies. For free! Their database covers only the past 4 years. Another free! service, EdgarScan, searches keywords in reports dating back to 1994. It...
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17 Oct

This week in public records – Maryland – Wisconsin – Florida

A committee of the Maryland Judiciary has reconfirmed that juror personal information is a public record, although access varies from nil to extensive, depending on the court. Once again, it takes the determination of a media outlet to enforce or...
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16 Oct

Future Trends in State Courts

The 2006 report, Future Trends in State Courts, issued by the National Center for State Courts, is a compilation of several dozen articles. One that may be of most interest to investigators and information researchers is, Court Record Access Policies:...
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5 Oct

FTC phone and financial records cases

The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement of its complaint against Integrity Security & Investigation Services for “unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce” by obtaining telephone customer data and credit card purchase records. Four other similar...
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26 Sep

U.S. House Hearings on phone records and pretexting

Listen to the live Webcast, Hewlett-Packard’s Pretexting Scandal, followed in relentless pursuit by Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has Access to Your Private Records? — Hearings of The U.S House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and...
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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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11 Sep

This week in public records – Florida – Military

A committee appointed by Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Lewis is recommending public hearings before a judge can seal a court file. Rules drafted by the Florida Association of Court Clerks and Comptrollers would require judges to hold a...
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