Private Investigator Blog

An animal rights advocacy group requested documents under the public records law and got hit with a $12,000 bill. In its first-ever ruling on how public agencies must determine how much to charge watchdog groups for copies of public records,...
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Perhaps comparing search engine results is just a bit too technology specific for PI News Link. I’ll keep it short. Internet nerd compares top 3 search engines with become.com for unique search results. The conclusion? The top 3 are much...
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Government telephone numbers are hidden behind the September 11 excuse screen. For years, a citizen who wanted to know the name and phone number of a Pentagon official could buy a copy of the Defense Department directory at a government...
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The California Board of Equalization was successful in closing access to its records by arguing that small businesses sometimes listed their home addresses. This virus may be spreading to other locales and government license records. Nurse sues to keep address...
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Even funeral homes and cemeteries are clamping down on the release of personal information. I can recall many times when I contacted a mortuary or cemetery to “flesh out” a family tree or locate an heir. Between the privacy scare...
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The National Council of Investigation and Security Services (NCISS) is the advocate for private investigators in Washington D.C. If you want to protect your livelihood send them a check today. This is an all volunteer organization. Even if you’re not...
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People have asked me to write about zabasearch.com, so I can’t avoid it any longer. David Lazarus at the SF Chronicle finds it “scary”. He wrote about it again, providing additional company details. Zabasearch is a more aggressive marketing tool...
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Google’s My Search History feature, still in Beta, is better than the Internet Explorer Favorites folder for saving search results. My Search History automatically saves your search terms as you enter them in the search bar, listing the websites you...
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The ACLU should listen up and pay attention to its privacy consultants. Former U. S. Congressman Bob Barr is, curiously, advising the American Civil Liberties Union on matters related to personal information. And he argues for a long-term, deliberative approach...
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The California legislature is spinning out of earth’s atmosphere in its attempt to ameliorate the misuse of personal data a la Choicepoint. State Senator Jackie Speier introduced SB 550, which has been re-referred to the Judiciary Committee. The broad language...
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