Entries Tagged 'Counter-Surveillance'

The proliferation of cheap surveillance technology means this type of sad story is being repeated all over the place, and will only increase in the future. It’s actually amazing this pervert got caught.

Brabson was also an assistant swim coach at the school when detectives say he set up a video camera in his office and asked girls to change clothes. Carey claims both his daughters are on the tapes. They’ve since graduated.

Of course there is now a lawsuit. But the scary thing is, the law is only effective if the surveillance is detected. And even then, what’s been taken cannot truly be restored.

Here’s the latest low-cost way for just about anyone to surreptitiously record video of you doing just about anything. This type of technology is the reason why tiny counter-surveillance tools will be as common as the cell phone in the decades to come.

Got someone you want to keep track of via video but you don’t want them to know you’re keeping track of them? With a mini spy cam like this one, you could tuck it just about anywhere and record everyone and everything that’s going on around you. Now you can have that James Bond feeling yourself. Offered by UK site Spymaster, the camera “weighs only 10 grams and will send quality color images to any video device, up to 100 metres/300ft away.”

Fight back with camera detection technology.

Via Home Security Gadgets and Reviews.

Bug detectors disguised as fountain pens and hidden cameras are no longer only the purview of James Bond. These days, business information security has proved to be a boon for the manufacturers and retailers of counter-surveillance technology.

Julia Adams, director of surveillance retailer Spymaster says:

“The majority of the customers are buying counter-surveillance equipment. The majority are concerned with what is being leaked. They want to make sure they aren’t being bugged and that the competition isn’t listening.”

This is only going to become a bigger problem for businesses. Disgruntled and defecting employees are a substantial part of the challenge, but so are competing businesses, strategic partners, and even foreign intelligence services looking to give the Motherland an economic boost.

As surveillance technology becomes even cheaper, more effective and better disguised, counter-surveillance technology will simply become a part of doing business. Commercial information is easily translated into money, and legal protections are often insufficient when the security breach is not detected.

How secure is your business intelligence?