privacy

U.S. Department of Justice to consider asking Supreme Court to rule on GPS case Justice Department officials are presently determining whether they should ask the Supreme Court to consider a case involving the use of a GPS device to track a criminal. The matter stems from a U.S. Read More

I have been a personal user of Facebook for several years now.   I confess, however, that until recently I have used a nom de guerre. I apologize to Facebook for violating its policy, but you see I had my reasons. During this anonymous phase of my Facebook existence, a colleague Read More

ISPLA has been representing investigative and security professionals regarding a bill about which we previously issued an alert soon after its introduction on April 15. S. 3214, the Surreptitious Video Surveillance Act introduced by Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), if enacted, would Read More

The Federal Trade Commission could become more powerful with a provision tucked in the financial reform bill H.R. 4173, the “Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009” that would expand its rule-making abilities, according to a Washington Post article of April 26, Read More

 Representatives of Investigative and Security Professionals for Legislative Action (ISPLA) and the Professional Investigators of California (PICA) took part in the Federal Trade Commission’s public roundtable discussion on Evolving Consumer Privacy Issues today in Berkeley, CA.  Read More

Investigative & Security Professionals for Legislative Action continues to stay abreast of issues in Washington with regard to regulation and legislation affecting this profession. ISPLA is singularly focused to protect the interests of the investigative and security Read More

Bruce Hulme, Director of Government Affairs for Investigative and Security Professionals for Legislative Action (ISPLA) has been invited to take part in the Federal Trade Commission’s public roundtable discussions, a series of day long discussions on Evolving Consumer Privacy Read More

Surveillance is a critical skill for any private investigator (PI). In our investigative agency, over half our cases, from criminal defense to personal injury, require some degree of surveillance. For PIs who specialize in insurance or infidelity investigations, surveillance can Read More