PInow.com Weekly News Round-up |
November 20, 2009 |
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More PIs Going Online to Social Networking Sites |
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – For PIs, social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook are playing an increasing role in investigations. One of the largest PI companies in Australia now hires staff specifically to search for missing persons and other fraudsters online using social networking sites. The company reports finding 30-40 debtors and felons a week through social networking sites. |
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Source: The Age, November 16, 2009 |
Online Babysitting Services Are The New Way to Screen Sitters |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the recent launch of two new online babysitting services, screening sitter's credentials has become crucial. Online services promise comprehensive background checks of all potential babysitters as well as online scheduling of babysitting services. The idea is that the services offer added security and convenience by allowing parents to learn about potential sitters and have caregivers screened professionally. |
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Source: Times Union, November 13, 2009 |
Attorney Suggests Redlight Operators Are PIs Without a License |
CLARKSVILLE, TN – Attorney Greg Smith, challenging red light cameras in Clarksville, has filed a motion that claims that camera operators act as PIs and need to be licensed as such. The camera operator in the city is Redflex and the attorney claims that any evidence gathered by the company on their cameras should be deemed as inadmissible since the camera company is essentially operating as an unlicensed PI. |
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Source: The Leaf-Chronicle, November 13, 2009 |
Bourne Fire Department to be Investigated by PIs |
BOURNE, MA – The Bourne Fire Department has been plagued by problems, including a vote of no-confidence against Town Administrator Thomas Guerino, questions about Lt. Kelli Weeks’s sick leave and union problems. Enough questions have been raised that the city is slated to hire PIs to investigate the troubled fire department.
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Source: WickedLocal, November 13, 2009 |
Legislative Updates on Cybersecruity and Pretexting |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently the media reported on a $1.8 million verdict in an invasion of privacy lawsuit in Cook County, Illinois. The plaintiff, involved in litigation against her former employer, became the subject of a private investigation by a detective agency hired by her former employer, a defendant in the action. Some of the facts are like a movie featuring the “Keystone Cops.” |
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Source: ISPLA, November 17, 2009 |
PIs Battle Drugs in Sports |
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand is cracking down on doping in sports by hiring PIs. Drug Free Sport NZ is not only testing athletes but now also trying to uncover and stop the source of drugs. The budget for the organization has been expanded to include money for PIs. Drug Free Sport NZ will be working with other groups, including Medsafe and the New Zealand Customs Service, to reduce athlete’s access to performance-enhancing drugs. |
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Source: Stuff, November 14, 2009 |
Industry Events
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| Oregon Association of Process Servers |
| OAPS Board Meeting |
December 1, 2009
Salem, OR
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| Texas Process Servers Association |
| Supreme Court - PSRB |
December 4, 2009
Austin, TX
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