| What is Domestic Surveillance? | | | | changing area is considered invasion of privacy |
| � | | | | and is illegal. You can find out about your person's |
| Domestic surveillance is the act of observing or | | | | daily activity, places that he or she visits, who |
| monitoring someone who is under suspicion. | | | | they interact with, what they do when not |
| This person could a wife, husband, boyfriend or | | | | working, what they do in their spare time and the |
| girlfriend or even a child or employee. Following | | | | like. |
| an individual, sometimes called "tailing them," | | | | � |
| requires a number of different strategies. For | | | | Why Hire a PI for Surveillance? |
| example, sometimes an investigator can follow by | | | | � |
| car without any suspicion. Other times the | | | | Surveillance and covert video recording is often |
| investigator can tail by foot, motorcycle, even by | | | | the only way to capture evidence of wrong doing |
| bike. Sometimes mobile surveillance can be | | | | such as cheating, stealing and insurance fraud. In |
| conducted with a GPS device. Other cases may | | | | today's litigious, environment even eyewitness |
| involve investigating via phone and internet. It all | | | | testimony can be deemed unreliable. Video |
| depends on the case. | | | | evidence is often the best recourse to hold |
| � | | | | people responsible for their misdeeds against |
| Is Surveillance Legal? | | | | others. |
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| The law does not prohibit surveillance. There is no | | | | What if I am Wrong? |
| general right to privacy from observations in | | | | � |
| public or private. A private investigator sitting in a | | | | If there is no wrong doing on the part of your |
| car outside a home watching others - and even | | | | "person of interest," then you have gained peace |
| video recording them - is not committing an | | | | of mind. It's as simple as that. And if you are not |
| offense. In fact, anyone may conduct | | | | wrong? A well-planned surveillance can save you |
| surveillance, provided they do not charge for their | | | | time, money and aggravation. It's good to know |
| services. Charging for private investigations | | | | what you are dealing with before going to court, |
| requires a license. However, be warned: | | | | filing for divorce or taking other action. Surveillance |
| Recording of bedroom, bathroom, or clothes | | | | will let you know what you are dealing with. |