BILL BUTCHER             

Region 5B Director

Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the past year, Angry Birds has become one of the most popular video games in history.  It's been downloaded more than 100 million times, so much so that Rovio, the game's creator, went from relative obscurity to talks of going public in a few short years. 

The concept of the game is that the "angry birds" are seeking revenge against the green pigs who have stolen the birds' eggs. The birds use their unique destructive powers to destroy the pigs' fortified castles and re-capture their eggs.  If you have never played...read more 

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Brian Willingham, President, Diligentia Group Inc.

Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579 (1993), applies to all forensic evidence, civil and criminal; i.e., in regards to the theory, technique, and practice:

1. Has it been tested and accepted within its community;
2. Is it repeatable and are the results consistent as to specific evidence;
3. Are the theories and or techniques accepted within its community;
4. Does it have peer review and can it be researched;
5. Are there known potential errors; 
6. Are there operational standards for the techniques, and;
7. Can the expert present the theory, technique, and conclusions in nonscientific terms and testimony?

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 S. Robert Radus, CPA, CFE,  ACTForensic.com

The State Association Advisory Board convened

Gary Brummond

on April 30, 2011 in Vail, Colorado, with representatives of multiple states attending.The top agenda item was the successful implementation of dual membership applications.  State associations in Colorado and Illinois were testing the plan, with success.  When investigators join their state association, they are encouraged to join NCISS at the same time.  Other states, including California...read more 

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Gary Brummond, Chair

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ARIZONA

We've had quite a bit of unlicensed activity in AZ by individuals and unfortunately law enforcement.  Unfortunately, some law enforcement officers were using their badges and indicating they were better than the average PI because they were cops.  We already have a statute on the books re unlicensed activity; but now we have a statute preventing cops from being PIs while employed with law enforcement.  All law enforcement must now turn in their PI cards.

PERFECT STORM ON PRIVACY ISSUES

MAJOR PENDING BILLS

�        S 21  "Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011''-sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), it calls on Congress to act on cybersecurity and data breach legislation.

�        HR1701/HR 1841 "Data Accountability and Trust Act"-these data breach bills include language which may restrict the use of pretexting in some instances.

�        S 799 "Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act" by Senator John Kerry (D-MA) would restrict collection of personal data and require consent in some instances.

�        HR 611, the "Best Practices Act", Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL). This data collection bill is similar to S 799.

�        HR 1528, the "Consumer Privacy Protection Act" by Representative Cliff Stearns (R-FL) also deals with data collection.

�        HR 978, the "Seniors Identity Protection Act" would ban Social Security numbers on Medicare and other federal identification documents.

�        HR 1509, the "Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011" removes the SSN from Medicare cards.

�        HR 321, the "Equal Employment for All Act" denies employers access to credit information

CONGRATULATIONS TO COLORADO ! ! !