{"id":692,"date":"2016-10-28T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paragonnz.com\/?p=692"},"modified":"2017-07-21T04:12:48","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T04:12:48","slug":"paragon-october-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paragonnz.com\/paragon-october-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Is recording a conversation at work legal ?"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Not all PI\u2019s are equal \u2013 They might only be debt collectors <\/p>\n In an era where professional investigators strive hard to raise the bar, an Irish law firm and bank are in the gun for employing a rogue debt collector who masquerades as a Private investigator.<\/p>\n We are lucky that in New Zealand debt collectors in general have nothing to do with the licensing requirements of Private Investigators, although we observe a few debt collectors here are also licensed investigators, something we think should be not be accepted.<\/p>\n Michael Ryan of Glen Collection Investments Ltd in Glenamaddy obtained a person\u2019s details from their Social Welfare equivalent while tracing debtors. He was working on behalf of a law firm Croskerrys Solicitors in Dublin that was working for AIB and Bank of Ireland. Ryan was receiving the information from his sister-in-law Catriona Bracken an employee at the Department for Social Protection.<\/p>\n It was ascertained that the couple had accessed information from 61 individuals on behalf of the two main banks in this investigation.<\/p>\n So what the lessons here, Simple really;<\/p>\n Don\u2019t believe all PI\u2019s are equal. In this case the legal firm and bank escaped being charged by the authorities, but in our view, it might well be that the victim has a case should he seek redress under what is called the \u201cCivil Tort of Invasion of Privacy\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n Facebook Privacy<\/strong><\/p>\n The attached link is a great tool to check your Facebook privacy settings and how stop people who are not your friends from seeing anything on your profile. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_vqrXIsAPXk<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCheck your Pi\u2019s references.
\nDon\u2019t employ a PI because of a flash website, Google advertising or an offer of cheaper rates.
\nEnsure your PI is fully compliant with the rules and regulations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n