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  THE eREPORT

April 2011


 

 

MESSAGE FROM NCISS PRESIDENT

 

The Privacy Solution

  

If I were you, I'd be scared to death. According to some experts we are in the midst of a crisis. More serious than the devastation of earthquakes, tsunamis, poverty, famine, disease or jihadist fanaticals bent on Gene Ferrarodestroying Western civilization and looming ever close is the loss of privacy! Every day tens of millions of Americans just like you are being secretly tracked while online. Clandestinely, retailers like Amazon, Starbucks and J.C. Penney are watching you and your children. Without your knowledge or permission, these greedy capitalists are watching your online search behaviors, click-throughs and every web purchase. They do this for one reason and one reason alone-they want to sell you stuff. They want to reduce the waste of your time and attention while making the best use of their advertizing dollars. In exchange, they pay for the unlimited free services you receive from Google, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and YouTube. Tell me it isn't so (weep, weep)!

 

But fear not, the privacy mavens will soon be here. Already they have established beachheads in Europe. Relentlessly, protecting the privacy of its citizens, the Eurozone already prohibits passing personal information across the borders of state members. Businesses can no longer even exchange the names of their employees or job titles between branches located in different countries. Improving efficiency as only the Europeans know how, each location in a different country must have its own payroll, HR and finance function. Germany protects its citizen even more...read more

 

As always, your comments are appreciated.

 

Eugene F. Ferraro

[email protected]

 

DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT

            

Don C. Johnson

Region 1B Director 

Don Johnson
Don C. Johnson 

 

Growing up in the small farming community of Franklin, Kentucky (Don describes it as the "last exit in Kentucky") and the oldest of four children, Don Johnson just wanted to see the world. Joining the US Air Force was the answer. He enlisted one year after graduating from high school. After scoring high in language aptitude and learning Russian, he found himself assigned to the USAF Security Service (now known as the Air Intelligence Agency) as a Russian Intelligence Analyst. He experienced a part of the world he wasn't anticipating. He was stationed with a United States-Turkey logistical detachment in a remote NATO radar station as a Russian Morse code analyst.

Following four years active duty, Don attended school on the GI bill at Indiana University and majored in professional theatre, studying acting and stage management. He subsequently went to work for Actors' Equity...read more

  
Please submit articles 250 words or less to be published in the eReport by the 1st of each month. Thank you.
 
Francie Koehler, The eReport Project Chair
  
 

COLORADO LICENSING 

 
Colorado State Capitol

Colorado State Capitol

Denver, Colorado 

 Support licensing for Colorado

private investigators!

 

 Send your letters in support to: 

  

Saul Larsen
DORA Policy Analyst
 
[email protected]
(303) 894-2996
(303) 894-7885 fax

 

On Wednesday, April 6th, 2011, the Colorado House Appropriations Committee convened at the Capitol in Denver, Colorado and passed HB11-1195, the Colorado Private Investigator Licensing bill with a vote of 12-1. The PI license bill has now passed through the House...read more 

STATE ASSOCIATIONS NEWS 

 

California

 

NLITE Traiining

Over 80 new licensees attending the California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI) new training program...

read more 

 

More information on NLITE Training available HERE 

 

CALI sponsored their twelfth annual Legislation Day March 14 along with a luncheon. Speakers included the State Insurance...read more

 

June 25-26 is CALI's annual conference in Reno, Nevada and CALI has secured...read more

Florida

 

The Florida Association of Private Investigators (FAPI) is pleased to announce that the Board has been working on their upcoming annual Conference, to which all private investigators from anywhere, are cordially invited to attend. The dates are October 14, 15, 2011...read more

Georgia

 

Letter to Georgia Governor Deal,   Representatives Bearden, Ramsey, Powell & Senator Hamrick

Re:  HB53

On behalf of the membership of the Investigative & Security Professional Association of Georgia Inc. (ISPAG), we are registering our opposition to Section 1 of the bill as it pertains to the Private Security business and private detective business in exempting...read more

Kentucky

 

In response to numerous requests from young inquirers for information about becoming a private investigator, the Kentucky Professional Investigators Association (KPIA) is offering a 4-hour panel discussion on July 9th entitled, "Professional Investigator: 101"...read more 

South Carolina

 

The South Carolina Association of Legal Investigators (SCALI) will host the 2011 Spring Conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, May 5-7, 2011. More information will be posted on www.scalinv.com

 

Virginia

 

The governor of VA signed into law that anyone providing Digital Forensic Service is exempt from having to be licensed as a Private Investigator.

Virginia House Bill 2271 has been approved by the Governor and will go into effect 7/1/11...read more 

In This Issue
Message From NCISS President
Director Spotlight - Don C. Johnson
Submit Articles for eReport by 1st of the Month
Colorado Licensing
State Associations News
36th Annual NCISS Conference
ON THE ALERT !
State Associations Advisory Board
Endorsed Insurance Provider - Brownyard Programs
NCISS - Your Voice
36th ANNUAL NCISS CONFERENCE 

 

Vail, Colorado

April 27 - 30, 2011

 

The Arrabelle at Vail Square, a RockResort

675 Lionshead Place

 Vail, CO 81657

970-754-7777 

 

Hotel: arrabelle.rockresorts.com

 

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Click Here for Schedule

 

Click Here for Registration 

 

ON THE ALERT! 

 

Internet Privacy, Union Organizing & Security Standards

 

After a slow start, the 112th Congress and the Obama Administration have begun to increase activity on privacy issues.  At a recent hearing of the Senate Committee...read more

  

The current focus of concern for privacy advocates centers around information obtained by advertisers through tracking of consumer Internet browsing.  But rather than limit...read more 

Similar legislation has been introduced in the House, the "Best Practices Act" by Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL).  Representative Cliff Stearns (R-FL)...read more

 

We are keeping an eye on the activities of the National Labor Relations Board for our security members.  The Board is making numerous decisions...read more

 

Also of concern is the award of a contract by the US Department of Defense to ASIS International to develop quality assurance management standards for private security.The standards...read more  

  

Keeping you informed,                

 

Larry Sabbath

NCISS Legislative Advocate Larry Sabbath

                        

Jimmie Mesis

NCISS Legislative Chair Jimmie Mesis

 

STATE ASSOCIATIONS
ADVISORY BOARD

SAAB Members:

 

The State Association Advisory Board will be meeting on Saturday, Gary BrummondApril 30th from 1:30pm - 3:00pm CST, in conjunction with the NCISS 36th Annual Conference in Vail, Colorado.  This meeting will be "sandwiched" between  lunch (12:00pm - 1:00pm) and the NCISS Incoming Board Meeting (3:30pm -  5:30pm)...read more.

 

Please send all agenda item requests to: [email protected]

 

Thanks,

 

Gary S.  Brummond, LPI

SAAB Committee Chair

Rod Blythe  Investigations

714/545-2227

[email protected]

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