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I recently read a story on CNN.com about location-related information hidden in digital photos which probably freaked many people out. To stalkers and burglars, this revelation was probably something like a digital version of the 1849 gold rush. But instead of finding the digital gold in “them thar hills”, they would pan for it in places like Facebook and Twitter. And since every day more people are taking photos with mobile devices and posting them someplace on the internet, the supply of digital gold seems ever increasing.
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A recent news article caught my attention as it highlights a few important lessons for private investigators. Apparently, a young Arab American student named Yasir Afifi learned that the FBI had placed a GPS tracking device on his car after he took his car in for an oil change. When the oil change tech raised the car on the hydraulic lift, he spotted an unusual wire sticking out somewhere near the rear wheel and exhaust system. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the wire connected to a battery pack and transmitter, which were both secured to the car magnetically. The tech then alerted Afifi to his finding.
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The more things change, the more they stay the same, and the number one question of parents 50 years ago is probably still the number one question of parents today: Just where exactly is our kid right now? The good news is that 50 years ago every kid (and human being for that matter) didn’t have a cell phone, and consequently it wasn’t possible to track their movement, location, etc.
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I was recently chatting with a close friend, a mother of three children, of which the oldest is a teenage girl rapidly approaching her dreaded “sweet sixteen”. I say “dreaded” because as we all know, upon turning 16, this young lady will have the right (assuming she keeps her grades up!) to go down to the DMV and get herself a small plastic card that is amongst a parent’s worst nightmares: a driver’s license. My friend joked with me about how my private investigation skills would be helpful in the parenting arena. I told her there are a number of tools available to parents which are very similar to those used by private investigators.
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I am often hired after someone has already tried and failed to catch a cheating spouse on their own. People often assume that being a private investigator is easy because how hard can it be to follow someone, right? Well, the reality is that it requires a lot more skill than it might seem, and that if you hire a private investigator, you’ll have greater success than going it alone. Here are five reasons why you should hire a private investigator:
1. The private investigator is anonymous to the subject.
One of the main reasons most people hire a PI is because they know they are likely to be recognized and caught if they try to do the work themselves. If you are trying to follow your cheating spouse, it is almost certain that he will recognize your car or spot you, and your cover will be blown. Not only will this result in embarrassment for you or suspicion by him, but it will jeopardize the entire case. If your spouse now believes you are suspicious of his behavior, he will be more cautious in the future, making it more difficult to catch him.
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Many Bluevision clients ask for our help with infidelity concerns after noticing suspicious behavior by their spouse. I start by asking them to describe what caused them to become suspicious and any activities they believe are related to infidelity.
In cases where the client is able to identify a primary third party suspect and/or pinpoint specific, regularly scheduled activities that are suspicious (for example, the spouse practices with a bowling league every Monday night and always comes home smelling like perfume), we typically recommend a surveillance schedule that will provide the best opportunity to gather useful evidence. However, in cases where the client simply has general suspicions or “feels” something is amiss, but has no idea who their spouse is cheating with, nor when or where the infidelity might be taking place, we may recommend starting with a GPS tracking solution.
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Patrick Troy on "Connecticut Style"
I was recently on WTNH Channel 8’s new show, “Connecticut Style”. I explained different tech gadgets that private investigators use for surveillance: a GPS tracker, computer keystroke logger, portable hard drive to install surveillance software, and digital voice recorder. I’ll describe these gadgets in detail in future posts.
