Embracing the Past, Present, and Future of Investigations
Old-school investigative techniques have their place. But as PIs, we ignore technology at our peril. Read More
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How Minority Report’s Tech Is Shaping Real-World Investigations
Nobody can see the future. But the creators of the 2002 film Minority Report made some pretty good guesses about advances in crimefighting and spy tech. Read More
How Remote Surveillance Technology Can Increase Your Odds of Success
If we stack the deck with legal technology, we can increase the likelihood of a positive outcome in surveillance cases. Read More
Sound of Pursuit Podcast: Cell Phone Pinging and Triangulation.
Is cell phone pinging really possible (and legal) for private investigators? We asked reporter Sean Cole to find out. Read More
Bespoke Business: The Old-School, Up-to-Date Investigator
Like bespoke artist-entrepreneurs, the new breed of private investigator marries old-school skills with current technology. Read More
21st Century Tips for Writing Reports
Are you still dropping digital images into a paper report and sending it via snail mail? You may as well be typing and snapping Polaroids. Read More
Ashley Madison—A Cheater’s Paradise and Boon for PIs?
Cheating in the comfort of your home or office—a dating site for "extramarital romance" Read More
Preserving Evidence: How to Download and PDF a Twitter Stream
I was recently working on an investigation where I needed to download and PDF a Twitter stream to preserve the information in case the information was deleted or changed at a later date. The simple solution was to create a PDF of the Twitter stream, but when I tried that, it Read More
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