| Public records, as the name itself suggests, are | | | | other gadgets has resulted in increased usage of the |
| records that are meant to be made available to the | | | | public records. |
| public at large on demand. While most the information | | | | It is quite common nowadays that you get a call |
| filed under the category of public records are made | | | | from a person not known to you introducing himself |
| available free of cost on demand, some records | | | | as representative of a travel company offering you a |
| might be provided on paying a nominal fee. Before | | | | nice holiday package, or a new insurance policy |
| dwelling further on the how these records can be | | | | package or some such thing - mostly unsolicited |
| used, let us try to understand the purpose of these | | | | offers. How could they get your phone and contact |
| public records. | | | | you? - It is because of these public records. |
| Who maintain these records, in the first instance, and | | | | It is not only the marketing companies that benefit |
| what is the purpose of maintaining such public | | | | from public records and have access to this |
| records? | | | | information. Assuming you are managing a school in |
| Data or information are filed and recorded by the | | | | your locality and decided to appoint a driver for |
| Government authorities or agencies representing the | | | | transporting the children. You get applications for the |
| government in any form - be it local government, | | | | post of driver. How can you decide that the driver |
| state government, federal government or such other | | | | can be a reliable person and will act responsibly? |
| agencies directly associated with the government. | | | | Simple. You can access the driving records about the |
| Data typically collected by these government | | | | person and ensure that he had no accidents or |
| agencies include property records or real-estate | | | | charges for rash driving or irresponsible driving. |
| records, driving records, criminal records, census | | | | Public records can be used effectively by the local |
| records and such other things. Even records about | | | | government to introduce many welfare schemes at |
| Government spending, information about consumers | | | | the primary level. The demographic profile of the |
| and their protection, employment records, and such | | | | population, the proportion of children in the locality, |
| other things also come under the purview of the | | | | the mortality rates, and such other things can be |
| Government agencies. | | | | effectively interpreted for increasing the number of |
| While the majority of the records are collected and | | | | hospitals in the region. |
| maintained by the Government agencies, some | | | | Companies can also make effective use of these |
| private agencies also collect information and bring it | | | | records, especially when hiring new people. Criminal |
| to public notice on demand or otherwise. An example | | | | records or such other records that might be checked |
| of private agencies collected records includes | | | | to assess the integrity of a person can be accessed |
| newspaper collecting information about the | | | | through these records. Persons In the police and legal |
| subscribers to its paper. | | | | department find access to public records an invaluable |
| The surge in technological revolution and the | | | | help in uncovering many illegal activities such as theft, |
| increasing usage of mobiles, laptops, computers and | | | | robbery or burglary in the locality or region. |