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Do I Really Need Spy Software?
Spy Tools Reviews.com Feature Article
You see it almost anywhere you venture on the internet these days: ads for spy software (or detective software) programs that will either track down your lost relatives, investigate your suspicious new neighbor, or provide you with the criminal histories of five of your closet friends.
Sure, the ads sound exciting, but will those programs really do all of the things they claim? And if so, which of these programs is the right one to use?
Net Detective, Web Detective, and Net Vestigator are the current web favorites, each proclaiming itself as the "best tool" for the job. Each has similar features and capabilities, and each does a good job at getting the results you’re after.
These programs offer the user the ability to "find out anything about anyone online," in other words, conduct complete background investigations into the life of anyone you choose. From FBI files, to criminal records, to driving records - you name it, these programs can find it.
Based on reviews written by this very site, these programs actually deliver on those promises and most do it well. But the question remains, do you really need to buy these software programs to get results?
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The answer, for the most part, depends on you and your ability to use the internet.
Much of the information "supplied" by these programs is actually free public information, readily available to anyone who wants it as long as they know where to look.
In reality, these spy software programs are merely compilations of web links to public information databases, coupled with web-based submission forms, and web based search tools gathered neatly into one place.
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In addition, many of these spy software programs also include published data of their own with tips on how and where to find information via telephone or mail and even supply more downloadable programs to assist you in your own investigations.
In short, these spy software programs do all the legwork for you. They don’t actually give you the information as re-selling free public information would be illegal. Instead, they make it easier for you by allowing you to pull information from hundreds of public information databases all at once, saving you endless hours of performing manual web searches just to find and query those databases yourself.
What you're actually paying for when you buy one of these detective software programs is the convenience of having all the resources laid out in front of you in one place, so you don't spend hours trying to locate all of them one at a time, all on your own.
A good analogy would be the difference between mowing your lawn with a pair of scissors (manual searches) vs. using a powered lawnmower (spy software). You can cut your grass using both methods, but using the power mower will get you results much easier, and much faster.
Ultimately, when it comes to the question "Do I really need spy software?" the answer depends solely on you and your own internet abilities:
- Do you feel confident enough in your web search ability to find all the online resources to conduct your own investigations? - Then you probably don’t need to by a spy software program. You just need a lot of time to invest in locating those resources all by yourself.
But if you’re the type of person looking to get guaranteed, in-depth results quickly, then you can’t go wrong using any of the spy software programs available on the market.
