We live in a time when no one can be completely sure that they are not being followed. Proof of this is the scandal of 2018, when users of a service for renting apartments found a hidden camera in a rented room. It follows that not only celebrities, but also ordinary people should be afraid of spy equipment - attackers will always find someone to blackmail with the help of compromising photos and videos. Fortunately, you can detect spy equipment indoors on your own - you just need to follow special instructions.
Experts from Sentel Tech shared tips on finding hidden cameras and bugs easily. They assure that they carry out all the steps listed themselves, so there is no need to doubt their effectiveness. Before starting the inspection, they recommend that you think about what type of spy equipment might be in the room. Typically, there are hidden cameras in hotel rooms, and tiny voice recorders in conference rooms.
Experts divide the search process into several important stages, none of which should be skipped.
The order of searching for hidden cameras and bugs:
- Search preparation;
- Visual inspection;
- Use of detectors;
- Precautionary measures.
Search preparation
Experts advise entering a new room initially assuming it is being monitored. At the same time, you do not need to panic, because it is like fastening a seat belt in a car - most likely, you will not need it, but this way a person becomes more confident in his safety.
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The room should be divided into four sections and carefully examine each of them for suspicious details. They can be the same things like coffee pots, bare wires, suspicious light bulbs - all this should be paid great attention to.
Visual inspection
Any spy device requires a power source, so the first step is to see what devices are plugged into the outlets. Suspicious wires may well lead to spy equipment. Cameras and recording devices are usually installed where a person spends the most time: on the couch, in the bathroom, living room, by the window, and so on.
Hidden cameras can be located in corridors, bathrooms and bedrooms, and in places with a good viewing angle - this makes it easier for attackers to get incriminating footage. Sound recording bugs are usually found on beds, chairs, tables and balconies.
Smoke detectors, thermostats and lighting fixtures in hotels are generally the same. If there is a device of a different model in the room, or it does not correspond to the style of the establishment, this is a reason to be wary. Surely everyone will find it strange that an old clock suddenly appeared in a modern hotel. It is also important to pay attention to the walls and ceilings: perhaps there are holes in them, or one of the tiles stands out strongly from the rest.
Mirrors are objects that require special attention. There may well be a camera behind the mirror surface, but it is very easy to recognize a two-way mirror - you need to put your fingertip to it. In a real mirror, the finger and the reflection will not touch, but if they touch each other, you need to turn off the light and look deep into the mirror by attaching a flashlight to it, because the lens may be hidden behind it. It is noteworthy that shock-resistant mirrors with a metal wall are installed at gas stations and bars, so you should not be afraid of them.
Using detectors
Spyware can send signals to attackers in real time. Such devices can be easily found with a radio frequency detector - when waves are detected, it starts emitting warning signals. Inexpensive detectors recognize frequencies in the range from 10 Hz to 24 GHz - this is enough for finding hidden equipment.
Lens detectors are used to detect hidden cameras that do not communicate with the network and record video to the memory card. If there is a camera in the room, the reflection of its lens will definitely be visible on the detector. If it's equipped with an infrared sensor for shooting in the dark, it's even easier - you can scan the room with the smartphone's selfie camera. Unlike the main one, it sees infrared studies, and you can verify this by pressing the button on the TV remote control, aiming it at the front of the smartphone - a small flash will be visible.
When inspecting the walls with the equipment, you need to slowly walk up and down them without missing any sections. Therefore, it is important to scan all previously divided room segments. You should pay attention to all cracks, holes and irregularities - often the bugs hide in such inconspicuous places.
Precautionary measures
Most likely, the room will be clean, but if a camera or a bug is found, you need to hide from their field of vision and call the police. Perhaps an intruder got into the frame and it is possible to identify him, and unnecessary movements in the frame can erase an important fragment located at the very beginning of the recording.
Technology does not stand still, so some devices may go unnoticed. Just what is the development of researchers from Peking University - in 2018, they attached a spy robot to a sticky fish.
Ramis Ganiev
