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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Web Site | |
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| Personal Records in Cyberspace | |
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| Welcome to Cyberspace (Check Your Clothes at the Door) | |
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| How This Book Is Organized | |
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| What Type of Research Interests You? | |
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| Types of Personal Records | |
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| Where Can I Find More Information? | |
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| Database Searching | |
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| Equipment and Software | |
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| Types of Online Database Vendors | |
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| Types of Data | |
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| Search Languages and Methods | |
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| Online Database Pricing and Fees | |
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| Copyright and Resale | |
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| Errors and Omissions | |
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| Information Professionals or Brokers | |
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| The Internet, Consumer Online Systems, and Personal Information | |
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| What the Internet Is Not | |
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| What Kinds of Personal Information Can You Find on the Internet and Consumer Online Systems? | |
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| A Few Sample Searches | |
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| Locating a Person | |
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| Searching for Assets | |
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| A Background Profile | |
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| A Word About Privacy | |
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| Privacy Laws | |
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| Technology and Personal Information | |
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| A Last Word About Privacy | |
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| How Personal Records Are Used | |
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| Locating People | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| The Problems with Names | |
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| Databases Used | |
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| Summary | |
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| Pre-Employment Screening | |
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| What Is Pre-Employment Screening? | |
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| Professional Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations | |
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| Motor Vehicle Records | |
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| FAA Airmen | |
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| Consumer Credit Records | |
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| An Alternative Social Security Number Screening Device | |
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| Earnings History | |
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| Education Verification | |
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| Employment History | |
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| Worker's Compensation History | |
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| Occupational Safety and Health Administration Records | |
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| Medical Records | |
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| Public Records | |
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| Combined Pre-Employment Searches | |
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| Other Pre-Employment Databases | |
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| Summary | |
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| Recruitment and Job Searching | |
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| Job Seekers | |
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| Job Openings | |
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| Summary | |
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| Tenant Screening | |
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| Credit Records | |
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| Public Records | |
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| Tenant Databases | |
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| Summary | |
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| Asset Searches | |
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| Who Needs an Asset Search? | |
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| What Types of Records Are Available? | |
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| What's Missing? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Competitive Intelligence | |
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| Who's Who? | |
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| Corporate Musical Chairs | |
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| Current Awareness | |
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| Where Have They Been? What Have They Done? | |
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| What Are They Thinking? | |
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| Stock Ownership | |
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| Business Predictions Hidden in Public Records | |
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| Summary | |
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| Identifying an Expert | |
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| How Are Experts Used? | |
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| How Can You Identify an Expert? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Prospect Research (Fundraising) | |
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| News | |
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| Campaign Contributions | |
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| Public Records | |
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| Telephone Directory Databases | |
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| Mailing Lists | |
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| Foundations and Grants Databases | |
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| Summary | |
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| Private Investigation | |
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| Public Records | |
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| Motor Vehicle Records | |
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| Telephone Directories | |
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| Not All Private Investigators Use Databases | |
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| The Internet | |
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| Further Information | |
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| Types of Personal Records | |
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| Biographies | |
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| Biographical Book Directories | |
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| Biographical Books | |
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| Encyclopedias | |
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| Biographical Index Directories | |
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| Biographical Directories | |
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| Biographical News | |
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| The Internet | |
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| General Indices | |
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| Dialindex | |
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| Family Finder Index | |
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| Public Records Indices | |
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| Telephone Directories | |
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| Geographic Differences | |
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| Residential vs. Business | |
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| Subject Area | |
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| Currentness | |
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| Accuracy | |
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| Added Content | |
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| Search Capabilities | |
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| Use Restrictions | |
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| Price | |
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| Telephone Directories on the Internet | |
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| For Further Information | |
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| Staff, Professional, and Other Directories | |
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| Staff Directories | |
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| Professional Directories | |
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| Ancillary Directories | |
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| Mailing Lists | |
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| Telephone Directories | |
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| Other Directories | |
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| Magazine Subscriptions | |
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| Associations and Membership Groups | |
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| Call-Ins/Write-Ins/Buyers | |
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| Warranty Registration Cards | |
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| Friends and Family | |
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| Telephone Inquiries | |
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| Attendees | |
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| Donors | |
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| Government Agencies | |
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| Public Records | |
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| Online Mailing Lists and Spam | |
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| Mailing List Swapping | |
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| Finding an Existing Mailing List | |
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| Mailing List Expenses | |
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| Stopping the Junk Mail and Telemarketing Calls | |
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| News | |
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| News Directories | |
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| Newspapers | |
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| Newswires | |
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| Magazines | |
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| Journals | |
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| Zines | |
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| Newsletters | |
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| Television and Radio Transcripts | |
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| Combined News Databases | |
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| News Clipping Services, Current Awareness, and Selective Dissemination of Information | |
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| Online Newsgroups | |
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| Photographic Images | |
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| Photo Stock Agencies | |
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| News Services | |
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| Business Periodicals and Magazines | |
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| Missing Children and Loved Ones | |
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| Criminals | |
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| Photos Included in Other Databases | |
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| Video | |
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| Quotations | |
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| Speech Databases | |
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| Quotations Databases | |
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| Professional and Technical Papers Presented | |
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| Published Articles | |
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| Published Books | |
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| Political Speeches | |
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| College Dissertations | |
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| Bank Records | |
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| Personal Bank Accounts | |
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| Unclaimed Funds | |
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| Business Bank Accounts | |
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| Business Credit and Company Financial Records | |
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| Public Records | |
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| Sources of Business Financial Information | |
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| Consumer Credit Records | |
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| The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) | |
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| Credit Databases | |
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| Searching the Credit Files | |
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| Credit Agency Reports | |
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| Consumer Credit History Reports | |
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| Employment Reports | |
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| Collection Reports | |
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| Consumer Reports | |
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| Address Update Reports | |
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| Address Verification Reports | |
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| Social Security Number Search Reports | |
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| Fraud Alert/Prevention/Detection Reports | |
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| Examples of Additional Credit Services | |
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| Credit Bureaus | |
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| Consumer Rights | |
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| Requesting a Copy of Your Credit Report | |
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| Foreign Consumer Credit Records | |
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| Limitations on the Records Displayed on Credit Reports | |
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| Summary | |
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| Criminal Justice Records | |
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| Criminal Justice Databases | |
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| Other Uses for Criminal Records | |
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| International Criminal Justice Organizations | |
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| Criminal Justice Bulletin Boards and Web Sites | |
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| For Further Information | |
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| Department of Motor Vehicles | |
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| Identifying Information on Individuals | |
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| Driver's License Data | |
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| Driving Records | |
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| Vehicle Registrations | |
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| Vessel Registrations | |
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| Vehicle/Vessel Histories | |
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| Problem Driver Pointer System | |
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| How to Access DMV Records Online | |
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| Regulations on Accessing DMV Records | |
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| Death Records | |
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| Social Security Death Index | |
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| Public Records Vendors | |
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| Cemetery Records | |
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| War Records | |
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| Deaths in the News | |
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| Deaths in Other Databases | |
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| Tax Records | |
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| Franchise Tax Records | |
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| Board of Equalization Records (or State Sales Tax Board) | |
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| Property Tax Records | |
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| Income Tax Records Within Public Records | |
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| Medical and Insurance Records | |
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| Medical Registries | |
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| Access to Medical Records | |
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| Medical Insurance Databases | |
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| Public Records | |
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| Motor Vehicle Records | |
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| Worker's Compensation Records | |
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| News | |
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| Mailing Lists | |
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| OSHA Records | |
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| Medical Details Viewed by the World | |
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| Concern for the Future | |
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| Public Records | |
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| Limitations of Online Public Records | |
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| Types of Public Records Available Online | |
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| Court Records Systems | |
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| Other Types of Records Available from Public Records Vendors and County Sites | |
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| Other Services Available from Public Records Vendors | |
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| Summary | |
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| Adoption Records | |
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| Adoption/Reunion Registries | |
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| News Groups | |
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| Adoption Information | |
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| Adoption/Reunion Publications | |
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| Adoption Legislation | |
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| Children Available for Adoption | |
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| Celebrity Records | |
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| Biographies and Credits | |
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| Upcoming Projects | |
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| Contact Information and Business Relationships | |
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| News | |
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| Online News Groups | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| Celebrity Deaths | |
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| Summary | |
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| Genealogical Records | |
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| Software | |
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| Standard Genealogical Record Formats | |
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| Soundex Codes | |
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| Where to Get Started | |
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| Genealogical Registries (Pedigrees) | |
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| Census Records | |
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| Church Records | |
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| Announcements (Newspaper, Meeting, Etc.) | |
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| Family Bible Records | |
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| Birth Records | |
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| Marriage Records | |
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| Death Records | |
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| Immigration Records | |
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| Land (Real Property or Deed) Records | |
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| Military Records | |
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| Combined Records | |
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| Summary | |
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| Political Records | |
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| Political News | |
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| Political Directories | |
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| Biographies | |
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| Voting Records/Politics | |
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| Money | |
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| Events | |
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| Government Documents | |
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| We the People | |
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| Census Records | |
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| Other Demographic and Statistical Databases | |
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| Census Projections | |
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| Foreign Census Records, Demographics, and Statistics | |
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| Demographic and Statistical Publications | |
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| Summary | |
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| Where Can I Find More Information? | |
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| Books | |
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| Adoptee/Birthparent Search Guides | |
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| Background Research/Investigative Reporting Books | |
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| Genealogical Research Guides | |
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| Internet/Web Searching Books | |
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| Locating People | |
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| Mailing List Directories | |
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| Privacy, Security, and Freedom of Information Books | |
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| Public Records Research Guides | |
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| Periodicals | |
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| Adoptee/Birthparent Search Publications | |
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| Competitive and Business Intelligence Publications | |
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| Fundraising/Prospect Research Publications | |
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| Genealogical Research Publications | |
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| Investigative Journalism & Private Investigative Publications | |
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| Mailing Lists/Direct Marketing Publications | |
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| Online Research and Database Publications | |
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| Pre-Employment Screening and Recruitment Publications | |
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| Privacy and Computer Security Publications | |
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| Property Management Publications | |
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| Organizations | |
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| Adoptee/Birthparent Search Organizations | |
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| Asset Search Organizations | |
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| Consumer Credit Associations | |
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| Fundraising/Prospect Research Organizations | |
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| Genealogical Research Associations | |
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| Investigative Journalism and Private Investigative Organizations | |
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| Organizations Involved in Privacy Rights, Computer Privacy, or Freedom of Information | |
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| Process Server Associations | |
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| Professional Research Associations That Are Knowledgeable About Online Searching | |
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| Property Management Organizations | |
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| Public Records Research Organizations | |
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| Skip-Tracer and Collection Agency Associations | |
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| Tenant Screening Associations | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Databases That Include Biographies | |
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| Book Directory Databases | |
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| Business Credit and Company Financial Databases | |
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| Professional and Staff Directory Databases | |
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| Other Directory Databases Containing Employee Information | |
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| General Encyclopedia Databases | |
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| News Databases | |
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| Databases That Include Photographs | |
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| Databases Containing Quotations and/or Speeches | |
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| Telephone Directories | |
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| Adoption and Reunion Registries | |
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| Consumer Online Systems | |
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| Public Records Producers and Vendors | |
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| Other Database Vendors | |
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| Companies and Associations That Can Help to Remove Your Name from Mailing and Telephone Lists | |
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| Have I Missed Anything? | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Index | |