Trustify, previously known as FlimFlam, is a D.C.-based start-up that wants to make the process of hiring a private investigator (PI) — on demand, in small and inexpensive blocks of time to conduct surveillance — a whole lot simpler. With the iPhone app or online platform that Trustify has created, anyone can simply type in the information […]
I am not an expert private investigator. I think anyone who calls himself an “expert” in anything is an idiot. But that’s just my opinion. But a funny thing has happened to me over the past five-plus years: I have shared my experiences and knowledge through this blog and social media and one-on-one, and through […]
Individuals are increasingly locking down their Facebook profiles by implementing some basic privacy features, but there is a little trick to find “hidden” photos of a particular user. Investigating through social media, and Facebook in particular given its wide use (a couple of billion people and climbing), has become an increasingly important tool for any […]
It’s pretty safe to say that the private investigator of the future is going to be doing business much differently than the ones who are working today. While I may not own a crystal ball, current trends point to a future that looks very different. Here are some of my predictions. Consolidation/Strategic Partnerships There are […]
A few months back, The New York Times reported that an out-of-work former taxi driver from Romania hacked into the email accounts of some of the world’s most powerful people, including George W. Bush and Colin Powell. How did he do it? Simple. He guessed their passwords. That’s right. He gathered a few pieces of […]
A few months ago, I did an interview with Rod Burkert, the founder of a business valuation and litigation support firm Burkert Valuation Advisors, LLC. Burkert writes a series called “Practicing Solo” for the Value Examiner which features interviews with sole practitioners from various fields providing some real-life practical advice from professionals who have went out […]
I am not a violent person. Other than a few fistfights with my younger brother, I have been in only one fight in my life. It was in the rear of a rival high school when I was in 10th grade. I got my butt whupped. And he was about half my size. But every […]
A few weeks back, I gave an intensive two-day training course for private investigators at a New York City-based investigative firm. The course was called Gathering, Analyzing and Interpreting Internet Intelligence – Master Class (I totally stole the “Master Class” from my friend Eli Rosenblatt). It was an exhaustive look into how to gather and […]
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