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Week in Review: Top 25 Articles Aggregated by PI Newswire

Please find the top 25 news stories, current events, professional opinion and insights aggregated by PI Newswire for the week ending January 22, 2012. As always there are many great articles ranging from the bizarre to educational with everything else in-between. We encourage you to comment and share your thoughts, opinions and experiences.... Read More →

Areva confirms private investigator was hired

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So who’ll snoop on the snoopers?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by | No Comments

So who’ll snoop on the snoopers?

I am a secret fan of the reality TV show Cheaters. The appeals on Twitter for a local version of the show that exposes unfaithful spouses has motivated me to confess. The hype has been prompted by the e.tv promo featuring a local woman being shown video footage of her boyfriend at a chisanyama with several women. Things heat up when... Read More →

TN gun laws, or lack thereof, under attack:  One of 34 states that don’t require a background check

Something didn’t seem quite right to Tyler Adams as he talked with the man who wanted to buy a gun from him. The customer admitted he did not have a permit to carry a concealed weapon in Tennessee. When Adams probed a bit more and asked if he could pass a background check, the guy was upfront and said no. Adams did not sell... Read More →

Safeguard passwords from phishing attacks

What if all your private documents are shared across the Internet? What if all your savings are robbed out of your net bank account? What if your mail account has been spammed, or even worse, if your company's sensitive data has been hacked? Statistics says India is among the top three countries targeted for phishing attacks. Globally,... Read More →

Should Every Patient Have a Unique ID Number for All Medical Records?

As the U.S. invests billions of dollars to convert from paper-based medical records to electronic ones, has the time come to offer everyone a unique health-care identification number? Proponents say universal patient identifiers, or UPIs, deserve a serious look because they are the most efficient way to connect patients to their medical... Read More →

CIA Tracks Public Information For The Private Eye

Secrets: the currency of spies around the world. The rise of social media, hash-tags, forums, blogs and online news sites has revealed a new kind of secret — those hiding in plain sight. The CIA calls all this information "open source" material, and it's changing the way America's top spy agency does business. NPR recently got... Read More →

Cyber crime is now a booming industry

Posted on January 22, 2012 by | No Comments

Cyber crime is now a booming industry

From compromised machines to mass email lists for spamming, electronically-transferring funds out of bank accounts to phishing attacks—India’s 100 million internet users have become prime targets for hackers across the globe. A report, titled “Global Risks for 2012”, shows cyber attacks on governments and businesses are considered... Read More →

Warrantless electronic tracking debate awaits U.S. Supreme Court ruling

A year and a half ago, a Silicon Valley community college student wound up in the cross hairs of a shadowy but common law enforcement practice now at the center of an unfolding legal drama in the U.S. Supreme Court. On his way to school, Yasir Afifi, an Arab-American, stopped for an oil change and later discovered that the GPS tracking... Read More →

Infidelity Facts and Factoids

Posted on January 22, 2012 by | No Comments

Infidelity Facts and Factoids

When your eyes glance at the morning headlines or anxiously await the start of the next lusty soap opera, it’s the illicit affairs of the heart … and of the mind that continue to fascinate and distract us. To sate to your drama-hungry, gossip-lovin’ soul, here are some interesting and entertaining tidbits pertaining to the secret,... Read More →

Lie detectors for sex suspects

Posted on January 22, 2012 by | No Comments

Lie detectors for sex suspects

LIE detector tests have been brought in under a trial with the county’s police force for use on suspected sex offenders. A trial involving 25 ‘low level’ suspected sex offenders took place recently in a bid to speed up investigations. Specialist officers from the Herts Police’s Paedophile Unit have been working with an expert... Read More →

Anonymous Documentary We Are Legion Peels Back Hacktivist Group’s History

New documentary We Are Legion puts an actual human face on Anonymous, the hacktivist group whose members usually are seen wearing Guy Fawkes masks — if they are seen at all. Considering Anonymous’ retaliatory acts against websites run by the Department of Justice and the entertainment industry just last week in response to the government... Read More →