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A House of Representatives panel on Wednesday approved a bill that backers say will help fix the problem of Social Security number misuse and identity theft.

By a vote of 41 to 0, the House Ways and Means Committee voted for a 56-page bill that the panel’s chairman, New York Democrat Michael McNulty, said would “stop giving access to our Social Security number to every Tom, Dick or Harry who seeks it.”

The bill, called the Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Protection Act, was introduced earlier this week.

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Acquiring data to work a case or locate a person is critical for a process serving and investigative business. There is a lot of data that can be found in free public records databases but when it comes to getting more sensitive data you may need to turn to an established data broker.

Who are Data Providers and what kind of data do they offer?

Companies like IRBsearch, LocatePlus, Merlin, Tracers Info and many others offer research tools for private investigators, process servers, bail agents and other legal professionals. These tools query billions of records to assist in finding information on people and businesses. Common searches include assets, criminal records, court records, phone number look-ups, driving records and much more.
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Is your dream date hiding a less-than-dreamy rap sheet?

Can you trust your new baby-sitter with the car keys — or the kids?

More and more government agencies post public records online, making a startling amount of information available. With a little amateur sleuthing, you can peek into the backgrounds of the people you let into your life — a nanny or housekeeper, an online acquaintance, a potential business partner — and be reasonably satisfied they’re not predators or crooks.

You may feel squeamish about digging up dirt on people — and privacy advocates do worry about some methods people use to gather that dirt and its potential misuse.

Different types of public records searches generate different results and information. Anyone interested in getting timely, accurate public records searches conducted needs to consult with a private investigator to get real results.

Public records searches are big news. One keyword popularity tool estimates that there are well over 250,000 searches done on a monthly basis in the United States for “public records” and variations of the search. Newspapers and the media are filled with debates about privacy laws and internet public records searches. It seems that with the age of information and the information superhighway, more people than ever before are interested in finding out as much as possible – and worrying about who is finding this information.

Why Use a Public Records Search?

There are many types of public records searches, and each one has its specific uses:
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