PI Blotter: Bill Banning Secret GPS Tracking Moves Forward
- February 14, 2012
- by PInow Staff
- In the News
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Bill Banning Secret GPS Tracking Moves Forward
RICHMOND, VA -- Del. Joe May introduced a bill which would make GPS tracking without the target’s consent illegal. May proposed the law after a constituent going through a divorce came forward to complain that his car had been fitted with a GPS device. May felt that surreptitious GPS tracking is an invasion of privacy, and now the House Science and Technology Committee has agreed, moving the bill forward. Some changes have been made to the bill, which allows law enforcement, electronic communication providers, and others to use GPS devices without the target’s permission. Virginia private investigators are not exempt from the bill, something which has some private investigators worried. If the bill passes as is, it could mean that private investigators would need to get permission from targets before placing them under GPS surveillance.
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Gun Investigation Bill Does Not Make it Through House Committee
TOPEKA, KS -- The Kansas House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee failed to pass a bill which would have made it impossible for other states to conduct gun investigations in Kansas. Dubbed the “Bloomberg Bill” after New York City’s mayor hired private investigators to check up on retailers online and in other states. The results of the investigation showed that some gun retailers were willing to sell firearms to customers who mentioned that they were unable to pass a background check. The bill would have made such investigation in the future a felony.
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Private Investigators Love Smartphones
NEW YORK, NY -- According to All Things D, divorce attorneys and private investigators love smartphones, Facebook, and Twitter, because these tools provide lots of evidence in divorce cases. In fact, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers is claiming that there is a rise in the numbers of cases involving evidence taken from smartphones. Text messages become a factor in 62% of cases involving smartphone evidence. Email accounts for 23% of smartphone evidence in divorce cases, while call histories account for 13%.
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Private Investigator Seeks to Open Campaign Finance Information
MILPITAS, CA -- According to city forms, California private investigation company Corporate Security Concepts was the sole funder of a referendum that sought to overturn the campaign finance law for Milpitas. The private investigation company is based on San Jose and owned by Jim Spence, and offered more than $11,500 to the Citizens for Free Speech and Equal Protection referendum group and $11,000 to Arno Political Consultants for the gathering of signatures. The referendum wanted to make information about clients and political consultants more available in campaign finances.
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