Video voyeur laws exist in all 50 States, making it illegal to capture images of a person’s private areas without consent. In some states the crime is a felony while in others classify the crime as a gross misdemeanor. State law provides citizens with a “reasonable expectation” of privacy. Pictures or videos taken when people […]
Android App Aims to Allow Wiretap-Proof Cell Phone Calls
TextSecure uses a similar scheme developed by cryptographers Ian Goldberg and Nikita Borisov known as “Off The Record” to exchange scrambled text messages. Both apps automatically generate a new key and delete the old one with every communication so that even if a user’s key is stolen, none of his or her past calls or texts can be deciphered.
20 Reasons to Hire a Private Investigator
There are numerous reasons for hiring a private investigator, ranging from Infidelity, Asset Search, Locating People to Business Investigations, Theft, and Background Checks. Private Investigators conduct services that we, as citizens, have no background on, like surveillance, counter-surveillance, and electronic monitoring. Investigative agencies are comprised of individuals with various levels of expertise; many have conducted […]
Precautionary Overseas Travel Tips
Traveling abroad these days lacks the romantic, idealistic travel scenes exhibited in years past; the awe-inspired travels to walk where Jesus walked, trace the footsteps of historic explorers, or visit castles of yesteryear’s kings is tempered by State Department warnings and global unrest. However, traveling anywhere today — even in the United States — is […]
CPD’s ClearMap Plots Crime in Your Neighborhood
We hear the sirens and often see the lights of police cruisers bouncing off of buildings down the street. Most often, however, we’re (blissfully?) unaware of why the police were on-scene in our neighborhood unless it happens to make the paper. However, there is a way to determine the crime that’s taking place in and […]