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Using an Alias Represents Trouble for People Searching
What do Carlos Ray and Chuck Norris have in common? The answer: everything. Like most celebrities, taking on a pseudonym is a common occurrence. While a free people search for more famous aliases such as Tom Cruise and Bob Dylan will easily connect you to Thomas Mapother IV and Robert Zimmerman, using an alias represents trouble when trying to locate someone.
What Does the Ruling on the Sarah Palin E-mail Scandal Mean for You?
A recent court ruling concerning Sarah Palin and the use of a private e-mail address brought about an intriguing debate about public records versus private information. The issue, which originated during this past presidential campaign when Palin's Yahoo account was hacked into, exposed not only the need for a person to use more complex passwords, but also served as a reminder that most people have more information available about themselves than they might think. As demonstrated by the scandalous photos and blog posts from celebrities released every day, information can travel quickly and the Internet is not as anonymous as people might think. With the popularity of social sites such as Facebook and Twitter, people are creating significant public profiles, and are exposing more and more information to the world. Though Palin was correct in that her personal e-mail should not have been hacked into and released, the fact that Alaskan state business was conducted using that e-mail account makes the release of the information a far less questionable action.
Mississippi Seals Domestic Violence Victims' Public Records to Keep Them from Being Found
The Mississippi Attorney General has recently spearheaded what is known as Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) for victims of domestic violence. This means women and children who escape from an abusive situation can now get a designated ACP substitute address, which is used to receive mail and any other service of process.
Judge with Clouded Judgment Alters Public Records Involving Grandson
The following incident may strike one as almost comical, unless one stops to consider the full implications. Recently, the Judicial Conduct Board of State of Pennsylvania filed a complaint against District Judge Susan E. McEwen, who has presided over the Feasterville, PA court for over 22 years.
Tampering with Public Records Messes with Private Lives
Today we'll be talking about the Pennsylvania mother who is in deep trouble for hacking into a school's computer system and changing grades. Ms. McNeal was a secretary at her daughter's school, and she'd stolen her coworker's password to alter student data. Not only did she raise her daughter's grades, she also reduced the grades of two other students in the class to balance the totals.
Do All Public Records Have to Be Completely Public? Apparently So.
There is a man in the City of Seattle with an especially honed sense of equal rights. 58-year-old Philip Irvin is a senior power analyst for Seattle City Light. This man is straight, white, and a conservative Christian. Yet, he pays dues to the company's Black Association and attends gay-rights events. He is committed to making sure the City doesn't get away with providing more support for minority groups.
No Such Thing as "Private" Public Records
The world of public records is a fascinating pool of never-ending disputes. After reading about some of the wars raging on the government arena, it's clear why the President is not allowed to text or e-mail. It's too much trouble.
Keeping Public Records Open Takes Work
John Paff is something of a celebrity in South New Jersey. Some love him, others hate him, but he certainly inspires strong feelings in both proponents and opponents of open public records.
New Drug Law Will Remove Drug History from Public Records
There is much uproar in Albany these days: the capital of New York State is in turmoil due to the rift within the state Senate. The issue that prompted such drastic division of opinion addresses the Rockefeller drug law reforms passed as part of the 2009-2010 budget package, which allows some drug offenders to conceal their criminal records after completing drug court. Is it just a matter of cutting costs?
Trust in Public Records
There is a woman in Washington State who was married to two men. Two! My hat goes off to her, because here I can't make a marriage work with one man, and she managed to stay married to two for five years! Must be all the breaks she took while traveling from one husband to another.
Open Public Records ... Not So Open?
There is a nonprofit organization in the state of New Jersey named the Foundation for Open Government, or NJFOG. It has just initiated a lawsuit against the Government Records Council (GRC), a state agency responsible for satisfying citizens' requests for public records. Why the lawsuit, you ask?
What are public Records, Anyway?
Public records. There is a tendency to use this blanket term to define various types of documents, and it tends to get confusing. Let's try to clarify what is important to us as consumers and where we should go when we require documented information for any one of the mentioned purposes.
Public Records - Out in the Open
In recent years, state governments across the country have been busy passing, implementing and monitoring compliance with new open public records laws. Lately, all eyes have been on Illinois and its Attorney General who created a Public Access Bureau, the first agency to illuminate for the public the decision-making processes of state and local governments. The Bureau also acts as a referee, helping citizens resolve disputes related to public records and penalizing government officials for noncompliance.