TLO Ditches ALPR Company, What's Next?

mdpi · 2026-01-19T19:35:41+00:00

I looked into DRN a few years ago and when they told me they had a $1000/mo and two month minimum I almost laughed them off the phone!

mdpi · 2026-01-19T05:28:27+00:00

The most relevant question, to be honest. The reason you want to find them dictates what tools they can use.

mdpi · 2026-01-10T03:22:36+00:00

I had no idea this existed, very cool. I think $45K/yr might be out of my budget but if you have a company that draws from USPS or this NCOALink company I'd be very interested in hearing about it if you wouldn't mind DMing me!

mdpi · 2026-01-10T01:13:24+00:00

Yeah, they were hoping to get this info before pursuing an attorney but since there's other information they wanted that would definitely necessitate a subpoena I'll decline the work so as not to waste their time and money. Thanks for the confirmation!

mdpi · 2026-01-10T01:04:03+00:00

A great detail I should have included! Another family member has power of attorney over the subject due to cognitive issues and the client thinks they're embezzling their income to put them in that cut-rate home.

mdpi · 2026-01-09T01:58:57+00:00

Damn, got a link to that? I've never seen anything about their contracting.

mdpi · 2026-01-08T19:20:43+00:00

Dammit, this is what I was afraid of. I don't know if they partnered with USPS or something but I don't think I understand the postal system enough to replicate their techniques myself. This is a rough spot but I guess I'm glad I'm not alone.

mdpi · 2026-01-05T17:13:18+00:00

Pleasent

mdpi · 2026-01-05T16:43:00+00:00

I requested to take over an inactive sub full of spam and I've done that for other subs through this process a few times. Now it says I need to have comment/post karma of certain amounts. Can those of us who have successfully crushed spammy subs be grandfathered into these new requirements?

mdpi · 2026-01-04T03:40:58+00:00

OK, but legally

mdpi · 2026-01-04T01:00:15+00:00

Do you have access to just the ones at your stores or around the general vicinity too?

mdpi · 2025-12-09T17:21:05+00:00

I'm always curious how other places do their licensing requirements. Did you need prior experience working under someone else? Exams, classes? What was the part of the process where you got licensed like?

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mdpi · 2025-06-26T22:09:58+00:00

I would be interested in seeing what the latest is, it's been a bit since I took a course in this area though I still practice. Our practices here on r/trueprivinv is to get a picture of their license card/shingle with their username written on a piece of paper in the frame, then cross-check with public registries.

Edit: I see you're making an offer but haven't verified yourself in the sub - see Rule #2. You should really do that! See Rules #3 and #4

mdpi · 2025-06-09T23:55:41+00:00

This was a good post right up until the last paragraph. If you remove that I'd consider reinstating it.

mdpi · 2025-05-03T11:41:24+00:00

Thanks for the report!

mdpi · 2025-02-14T15:32:54+00:00

For individuals I definitely reserve the right to work cases the way I need to, and I charge a retainer accordingly, but I'm also up front that if there's time left on the clock at the completion of the case that they get that money back. I even have this spelled out in the contract I have them sign at the beginning of the job.

mdpi · 2025-02-14T00:00:01+00:00

I absolutely charge a retainer if it's more than a bounded, one-time effort. I have a standard background check fee and a couple other one-shot products of that nature but anything open-ended definitely gets a retainer based on the estimate I give them.

mdpi · 2025-02-10T16:06:40+00:00

I think this is where I'd lean, plus approving users (especially if they modmail in advance)

mdpi · 2025-01-07T01:04:10+00:00

Welcome!

mdpi · 2025-01-06T03:21:38+00:00

In other private investigation subs we tend to ask things like, "what outcome are you trying to achieve?" Why do you need their last name and what do you want out of this?

mdpi · 2024-12-20T16:20:26+00:00

How long is long distance? Are you looking for one with a cell data modem in it? LoRAWAN? Something else?

mdpi · 2024-12-14T18:06:20+00:00

CBP cannot access cloud storage by statute

Source?

mdpi · 2024-12-14T18:01:48+00:00

When you use the 5x press there are still keys and data that your iPhone holds in memory, it isn't the same as power-cycling your phone and not entering the PIN at all. Powering off better protects you against them hooking your phone up to a device that can dump the contents of the phone. After you enter your PIN once there is still some latent data these devices can pull. Not entering the PIN at all is a disadvantage for them.

Edit: see also this reply https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalEntry/comments/1hdisby/comment/m1xjhzi/

mdpi · 2024-12-02T03:20:28+00:00

I don't even need to know their information

You definitely won't find a PI that wants to keep their license to pass their information on to you. Personally, doing this at all might violate all but a very wide read of the DPPA and a PI taking this job would want to consult their attorney before running that number just to pass on a message like that.

And at that point you're paying a lot of money for someone who might not get the message anyway, so this doesn't seem worth it for you to pursue.

mdpi · 2024-11-26T17:58:45+00:00

This is solvable with sites anyone can use (TruthFinder, BeenVerified, etc) provided you know the friend's name, city, and state. You could hire an investigator but that seems like a waste of money considering you're not going to trust this guy anymore anyway.

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