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29 May

FTC Permanently Halts ‘Pretexting’ Scheme

Defendants Barred From Obtaining or Selling Consumers’ Phone Records to Third Parties The Federal Trade Commission has put a permanent halt to an operation that allegedly obtained consumers’ confidential phone records without their knowledge or consent and sold them to...
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Data Brokers, Government, Litigation, PIs In the News, Public Records 2 Comments

29 May

FTC Reaches Settlement With Investigators Involved In The HP Spy Scheme

The FTC reached an agreement on Wednesday for $600,000 in settlements and judgments against several private investigators others involved in the Hewlett-Packard Co. boardroom scandal. The FTC settlement imposed a $67,000 penalty against Matthew DePante, his father, Joseph DePante, and...
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28 May

Database of the Day: New York Voter Registration Lookup

It’s the season when government agencies attend to their voter registration online access. Election time presents a good opportunity to call people for information gathering. I’ll leave the details to your imagination, but in the interim check the New York...
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New York, Public Records, South Dakota, States 1 Comment

26 May

Wisconsin motor vehicle records can be public records

Law enforcement agencies may release motor vehicle reports that they obtained in the course of an investigation in response to a public records request, according to an opinion issued by the Wisconsin Attorney General. Van Hollen reasoned that the DPPA...
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25 May

Impersonation to obtain personal information snares researchers and private investigators

Impersonating someone to a government agency or hiring another to carry out this ruse could result in a criminal prosecution. The operators of BNT Investigations, which was not licensed in Washington state, where they were based, plead guilty to crimes...
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Criminal, Personal Data 6 Comments

16 May

Database of the Day: Domestic Partnership Registry

The recent California Supreme Court decision overturning California’s law banning same-sex marriage as unconstitutional provides a timely discussion of the domestic partnership registry. California, among other states and municipalities provides a means for couples — variously, same or opposite sex...
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California, Databases, New York, Oregon, Public Records, States 1 Comment

13 May

This week in public records: California – Florida – Ohio

It looks like the California Assembly bill that would have created an Internet Domestic Violence Registry has excised that feature from the recent draft. The California Sheriffs’ Association has announced that VINELink will soon include all California counties, not just...
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California, Legislation, Public Records, States 2 Comments

11 May

This week in public records: California – Missouri – New Jersey

The Marin Independent Journal prevailed in its 2 year tussle with the county to obtain county employees salaries, finally decided by the 1st District Court of Appeal. And the newspaper has made county salary data available at its Web site....
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26 Apr

Database of the Day: Wisconsin Voter Registration Lookup

Find a Wisconsin voter’s address, voter registration status, party affiliation, data of registration and voting history for current and inactive Wisconsin voters. The search requires the input of the first and last name and date of birth. In a prior...
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16 Apr

Database of the Day: Medicare Service Providers

If you’re researching background on health care providers take a look at the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System database. You’ll find any type of medical service provider who accepts Medicare or Medicaid. Search by partial name, city, state or...
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