In this episode of Beyond the Barrel, we talk with Pete James—retired law enforcement veteran and founder of OfficerPrivacy.com. After 25 years of service, Pete turned his focus to protecting officers and families from online threats. OfficerPrivacy.com, staffed by current and former cops, has already helped thousands safeguard their information. In a world where digital exposure puts officers at risk, Pete’s mission is clear: privacy is protection. This episode explores the hidden dangers of online data - because your safety doesn’t end when the shift does.

Timestamps:

4:26 From Navy to law enforcement

7:01 Digital forensics & expert work

15:34 AI’s impact on privacy

22:16 Founding Officer Privacy

29:15 Free vs paid protection

37:05 John Mattingly’s story

44:04 Politicians, laws & loopholes

55:51 Top sites & how to protect yourself

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Pete’s way to provide as much as he can in order to help:

Top sites based on web traffic: 

WhitePages

Spokeo

TruePeopleSearch

BeenVerified

TruthFinder

FastPeopleSearch

5 most commonly relisted: 

SpyDialer

Veripages

NationalCellular

VoterRecords

InfoTracer

6 sites that offer immediate removal:

Been Verified

ClustrMaps

SpyDialer

That's Them

VoterRecords

National Cellular

Voter Record Post from April 2024: 

https://officerprivacy.com/apr-24

Perplexity AI prompt for OSINT: 

You are an expert OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) investigator. Your task is to find as much publicly available information as possible about a person based only on their name.

The name of the individual is: [ ] and their last address is in [ ]

Background: You are permitted to use all public sources of data, including search engines, news archives, public records databases, social media platforms, academic publications, business listings, online forums, data broker information, and web-scraped directories. The objective is to collect publicly accessible information about them.

Please gather and organize findings into the following categories:

1. Basic Identifiers (e.g., age, date of birth, aliases, nicknames, home address, phone number, email address, names of relatives).

2. Online Presence (social media accounts, blogs, personal websites, usernames)

3. Professional Information (employment history, LinkedIn profile, business affiliations)

4. News Mentions or Publicity (any media appearances, articles, interviews)

5. Education Background

6. Legal and Government Records (if publicly available — court cases, licenses, voter records, property ownership)

7. Other Notable Online Activity (forum posts, YouTube comments, GitHub, Reddit activity, etc.)

If any areas return no results, indicate so. Prioritize recency and relevance. Provide source URLs for each piece of information retrieved. Ensure that all findings adhere strictly to ethical and legal standards.

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