http://pifeed.com Private Investigator News - What PIs are reading right now! Tue, 21 May 2013 15:34:55 CDT en http://pifeed.com/post/the-curious-story-of-how-the-lie-detector-came-to-be The science behind the lie detector test has been disputed since its creation 90 years ago, so is there any reliable way to tell if someone is lying, asks Dr Geoff Bunn, author of The Truth Machine: A Social History of the Lie Detector. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 15:34:55 CDT Ruben Technology 27 http://pifeed.com/Technology/the-curious-story-of-how-the-lie-detector-came-to-be/ http://pifeed.com/post/burglars-lock-homeowner-in-gun-closet-with-predictably-hilarious-results The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with… oh, the heck with it. We now take you to the Lone Star State. ]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 14:18:49 CDT Ruben Off Beat 47 http://pifeed.com/off_beat/burglars-lock-homeowner-in-gun-closet-with-predictably-hilarious-results/ http://pifeed.com/post/the-cat-who-couldnt-spy-a-cia-fail The CIA in the 1960s attempted to create 'a living, walking surveillance machine.' ]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 09:48:47 CDT Mattbeauchene Off Beat 8 http://pifeed.com/off_beat/the-cat-who-couldnt-spy-a-cia-fail/ http://pifeed.com/post/how-a-career-con-man-led-a-federal-sting-that-cost-google-500-million How a career con man made a fortune selling illegal pharmaceuticals online—and pulled off a federal sting that cost Google $500 million. ]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 17:36:06 CDT Mattbeauchene Fraud 12 http://pifeed.com/fraud/how-a-career-con-man-led-a-federal-sting-that-cost-google-500-million/ http://pifeed.com/post/cold-war-era-kgb-spy-equipment Some of the best KGB Spy gadgets used during the Cold War Era, from secret video cameras to cyanide pens. ]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 01:43:52 CDT Ruben Gadgets & Devices 41 http://pifeed.com/gadgets_devices/cold-war-era-kgb-spy-equipment/ http://pifeed.com/post/vietnamese-woman-meets-her-cyber-criminals-in-real-life-and-is-scammed-out-of-67000 A Vietnamese female has lost $67,000 after meeting her romance scammer in 'real life'. A remarkable story and warning to us all. ]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 04:14:42 CDT privateinvestigatormelbourne Scams & Schemes 28 http://pifeed.com/scams_schemes/vietnamese-woman-meets-her-cyber-criminals-in-real-life-and-is-scammed-out-of-67000/ http://pifeed.com/post/use-these-secret-nsa-google-search-tips-to-become-your-own-spy-agency-%7C-threat-level-%7C-wired-com Want to know how to "'hack" Google like the pros? The NSA has released a book it produced for its workers on how to find intelligence on the web. ]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 19:12:43 CDT Ruben Technology 85 http://pifeed.com/Technology/use-these-secret-nsa-google-search-tips-to-become-your-own-spy-agency-%7C-threat-level-%7C-wired-com/ http://pifeed.com/post/investidate-author-teaches-how-to-investigate-your-date A former crime reporter coaches online daters on simple (and legal) investigative techniques anyone can use to ferret out dating scammers. ]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 03:04:42 CDT Ruben Private Investigations 30 http://pifeed.com/private_investigations/investidate-author-teaches-how-to-investigate-your-date/ http://pifeed.com/post/protecting-your-privacy-while-surfing-the-net On the Internet, information travels in both directions. Here's how you can shield your identity from the spies of cyberspace. ]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 03:03:31 CDT Ruben Technology 36 http://pifeed.com/Technology/protecting-your-privacy-while-surfing-the-net/ http://pifeed.com/post/i-tracked-down-the-man-who-made-me-his-drug-mule-using-facebook Twenty years after I almost went to jail, I found the guy responsible on Facebook -- and something amazing happened ]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 23:06:38 CDT Ruben Social Media 33 http://pifeed.com/social_media/i-tracked-down-the-man-who-made-me-his-drug-mule-using-facebook/ http://pifeed.com/post/gunfire-and-moments-of-fear-as-a-rural-oregon-school-tests-its-readiness Two masked men wearing hoodies and wielding handguns burst into the Pine Eagle Charter School in this tiny rural community on Friday. Students were at home for an in-service day, so the gunmen headed into a meeting room full of teachers and opened fire. ]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 17:13:54 CDT Ruben Off Beat 12 http://pifeed.com/off_beat/gunfire-and-moments-of-fear-as-a-rural-oregon-school-tests-its-readiness/ http://pifeed.com/post/how-the-fbi-cracked-a-%E2%80%9Csextortion%E2%80%9D-plot-against-pro-poker-players "We don't just fly out here and kick in your door knowing only a little." At 8:05am on the morning of December 1, 2010, an FBI search warrant team swarmed up to a Silicon Valley home on an unusual misson: find the "sextortionist" who had been blackmailing pro poker players over the Internet. ]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:37:04 CDT Ruben Crimes 108 http://pifeed.com/crimes/how-the-fbi-cracked-a-%E2%80%9Csextortion%E2%80%9D-plot-against-pro-poker-players/ http://pifeed.com/post/livingsocial-confirms-hacking-more-than-50-million-accounts-affected UPDATED: LivingSocial is the latest major online property to be hacked. Here are more details about what to do next from company leaders. ]]> Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:27:29 CDT veptas Internet Security 13 http://pifeed.com/internet_security/livingsocial-confirms-hacking-more-than-50-million-accounts-affected/ http://pifeed.com/post/the-top-ten-commandments-of-password-protection Protecting your passwords is a vital component of keeping your online accounts safe and secure. Careless users often find themselves the victim of email or Facebook hacks. ]]> Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:26:17 CDT Ruben Internet Security 21 http://pifeed.com/internet_security/the-top-ten-commandments-of-password-protection/ http://pifeed.com/post/the-debt-collector-who-wanted-8-97 Debt collection is a big business, and companies are looking for any advantage they can get. Even if you owe a few dollars, pay up. ]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:03:15 CDT Mattbeauchene Off Beat 15 http://pifeed.com/off_beat/the-debt-collector-who-wanted-8-97/ http://pifeed.com/post/how-to-make-a-lie-indistinguishable-from-truth “This calls for a little bit of practice”, – such an assumption was expressed by a group of scientists from Northwestern University in Illinois. They conducted an experiment in which researchers, once again, showed a low degree of accuracy of the lie detector. The... ]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:58:51 CDT Ruben Off Beat 37 http://pifeed.com/off_beat/how-to-make-a-lie-indistinguishable-from-truth/ http://pifeed.com/post/a-workplace-harassment-case-for-the-record-books Shirish Chotalia created a “poisoned atmosphere” at the Human Rights Tribunal, according to Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Mario Dion in a report tabled in Parliament ]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:53:33 CDT Ruben World News 26 http://pifeed.com/worldnews/a-workplace-harassment-case-for-the-record-books/ http://pifeed.com/post/-21-things-your-burglar-won%E2%80%99t-tell-you Home safety tips, straight from interviews with burglars themselves. It will make you think twice about how safe you really are in your own home. ]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:18:30 CDT Ruben Off Beat 64 http://pifeed.com/off_beat/-21-things-your-burglar-won%E2%80%99t-tell-you/ http://pifeed.com/post/elderly-man-kills-robber-is-then-criticized-and-confronted-by-family-of-deceased An elderly man killed a home intruder and later faced off with family of the deceased, KDFW/FOX 4 reported on Monday, February 18. The man fired on 33-year-old intruder Deyfon Pipkins “at least once,” the report stated.. ]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:09:05 CDT Ruben Defensive Gun Use 41 http://pifeed.com/dgu/elderly-man-kills-robber-is-then-criticized-and-confronted-by-family-of-deceased/ http://pifeed.com/post/one-of-the-fbis-top-10-child-pornographers-eric-toth-was-finally-captured-in-nicaragua Eric Justin Toth, who was among the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted, has been found in Nicaragua. ]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:41:56 CDT Ruben World News 10 http://pifeed.com/worldnews/one-of-the-fbis-top-10-child-pornographers-eric-toth-was-finally-captured-in-nicaragua/