Persistent Surveillance Systems is a U.S. company whose business name accurately describes the technology that they make and sell. Imagine a science fiction novel where all public activities are constantly recorded in an entire city by law enforcement using an all-seeing “eye in the sky”. Now further imagine technology where police can go back in […]
On July 2nd, GeekWire reported that private equity company H.I.G. had purchased Intelius, a well-known people search, public records and background check company based in Bellevue, Washington. H.I.G. reportedly bought Intelius and their parent company, Inome Inc., in a deal that is believed to be in excess of $100 million. Intelius was started in 2003 […]
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A California mother has been reunited with her son 15 years after he was kidnapped. Hope Holland was separated from her 3 year old son Jonathan when his father kidnapped him and fled to Mexico in 1999. After spending years working with private investigators and child services and getting nowhere, Holland finally found her son […]
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On July 1st, 2015 Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed the GPS Privacy Act into law. This new state law criminalizes the use of GPS devices to track a person’s location without their consent. This new privacy bill is intended to protect people from stalkers and harrassment. Under the new law, anyone who places a GPS […]
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As drone technology becomes cheaper and more powerful, more people will have access to this new surveillance tool to spy on friends, family, neighbors or anyone else. This powerful new consumer and business technology is opening up a Pandora’s box of legal, privacy and safety issues for people. It seems there is a new bizarre […]
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