Private Investigator Blog

The September 11 attacks on human life and the national security have since been used to limit citizen access to government records. Private investigators are mostly just citizens when it comes to FOI rights to obtain government documents. So we...
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Even as the Congress is about to revisit and hear proposals to expand the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) come these reports about governments narrowly interpreting FOI. Since 1998, many federal departments have been reducing the amount of information they...
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center has private investigators, journalists and anyone who wants to gather personal information, including the public, on their dart board and they’re handing out darts to the Congress. Their proposal, which is likely to be delivered...
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It hasn’t been too sun-shiny for those of us who believe that democracy requires direct access to our government’s paper trail. National Sunshine Week isn’t so much a celebration as it is a public awareness campaign of the benefits —...
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A San Jose, California judge steered away from ruling whether blogger journalists have shield law status in protecting sources. James Kleinberg narrowed his opinion to the trade secret infringement issue inherent in publishing known proprietary information. Read the AP story...
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Our superduper PI advocate, Francie Koehler tells it like it is, providing a clear, everyday example of how private investigators use the social security number to solve legal cases. Those who rely on these consumer databases to do their jobs...
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Okay, maybe it’s a bit of an exaggeration but it caught my attention! Finally, a media account of the field of investigations AND the topic of privacy that reflects well on all private investigators. The Contra Costa Times profiled yours...
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It seems that every public figure is looking for a way to jump on the bandwagon for closure of public records. Now is the time to join the organizations that go to court to protect citizen access. I’ve mentioned some...
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U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) are sponsoring a Senate bill to create an advisory Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays, which would recommend procedures to reduce the excessive lag in response time...
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PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), the online index of Federal court filings, is redacting personal identifiers, in accordance with the privacy policy of the Judicial Conference of 2001. Social Security Numbers in civil, criminal and bankruptcy filings are...
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