BC Private Investigator: Technology, countermeasures and safety

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1. When may a company intercept communications passing through its own computer system?

   1. Whenever it wants to read its staff's private messages for any reason
   2. When reasonably necessary to manage or protect that system
   3. Whenever an employee leaves the company
   4. Whenever a PI asks it to for a file

2. Which subject is part of the PSKN course's Technological Aids module?

   1. Tracking technology and its legal limits
   2. Locksmithing and key cutting
   3. Firearms training for investigators who work on dangerous files
   4. Crowd control at concerts

3. Before sending a PI alone to a risky area, what must the employer do first?

   1. Ask the PI to sign a waiver of liability before every risky assignment
   2. Do nothing until an incident happens
   3. Tell the client the PI may quit
   4. Identify the hazards and eliminate or minimize the risk

4. What does technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) work involve?

   1. Recovering deleted files from phones
   2. Installing hidden cameras in clients' homes to watch their staff
   3. Detecting devices that intercept private communications
   4. Tracking vehicles with GPS units

5. A client asks a PI to install an app that secretly forwards a spouse's calls. What is the legal issue?

   1. Intercepting private communications without consent is a crime
   2. It is legal as long as the couple shares a single family phone plan
   3. It is legal if the client paid for the phone
   4. It is only a breach of the app's terms

6. Who is exempt from B.C. security licensing for computer-related work?

   1. People who recover deleted data from phones for private investigation files
   2. People who only advise on protecting electronic data
   3. People who track phones for clients
   4. People who sweep offices for bugs

7. An employer client wants a GPS tracker on a company vehicle an employee drives. What is needed?

   1. Nothing, since trackers are legal
   2. Permission from the employee's spouse or another family member
   3. Written permission from the company that owns it
   4. A court order in every case

8. A PI uses a wireless camera that transmits to another location. What should they consider?

   1. Whether the camera matches the decor
   2. Whether the client likes the brand
   3. Whether the signal is encrypted
   4. Whether the subject could see the camera's battery pack

9. A PI will serve documents on a person known to be violent. What must the employer tell the PI?

   1. Nothing, to protect the person's privacy
   2. Only the deadline for service
   3. Only the person's home address
   4. The nature of the risk and the person's history

10. Why must a PI firm carry general liability insurance in B.C.?

    1. The regulation requires at least $1,000,000
    2. Only if the firm owns a vehicle
    3. Only when it works outside B.C.
    4. Only to win larger clients who ask for proof of insurance

11. A PI often does surveillance alone. What must the employer have in place?

    1. A written procedure for well-being checks
    2. A rule that PIs must never work alone on any file
    3. A bonus for every night shift
    4. A daily report to the local police

12. Why should a PI keep records of how a digital photo was taken and stored?

    1. To raise the price of the report
    2. Because digital photos are not allowed as evidence in any B.C. court
    3. To satisfy a social media policy
    4. To help prove the file is authentic if used in court