Private Investigator Blog

SmallTownPapers has collected a searchable database of various newspapers, with page images, some as far back as the 1800’s. Lookup links by...
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The Massachussetts legislature is steps away from sealing criminal records of the accused where the disposition did not result in a conviction. Senate Bill 960 is being reviewed by the Judiciary committee. Read an article Within six months after this...
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The Washington Times notes that private investigators use data on individuals for legitimate legal purposes. It is well known to us that PI’s are not involved in data leaks, breach, peeps or thefts (I was going for theefts!) but Congress...
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I’ve been collecting links to various State Archives and, State, County and City Historical Societies, for my due diligence work locating descendants. Links to County and City Historical Societies are at each state’s site. Arranged similarly to this Minnesota state...
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The Minnesota Historical Society website has a searchable index of births from 1900-1910, which they are continuing to expand, and deaths from 1905-1996. [Thanks to...
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Reporting by Prosecutors’ Offices to Repositories of Criminal History Records Examines the reporting of case dispositions by State court prosecutors to State criminal history repositories. The report looks at the type of final disposition information reported, the method used to...
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In a summary of active legislation broadly classified as “identity theft”, ComputerWorld reports on a proposal in the works, crafted by a representative from Oregon, which would require data brokers notify individuals whenever their information is sold. Are these elected...
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One of the new bits of legislation will remove social security numbers on state-issued hunting and fishing...
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Today’s Fox News broadcast features Virginia private investigator and NCISS legislative committee member Pierre Paret talking about the need for data access. A counter statement by the smug privacy advocate, Mark Rotenberg, is kept, thankfully, to one sentence. Go to...
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You thought $15 a pop was expensive in California? New York counties can charge up to $30 now. new york-record...
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