Make sure your employees as well as executives understand that eavesdropping is a crime. Even if your security cameras come with microphone capability, you better check with your lawyer before you consider activating or recording any of the audio.
The town supervisor from Geddes, NY, Manny Falcone, has pleaded guilty to felony eavesdropping charges.
Both cyber and physical security are important areas. Anyone involved in security should be taking both of them extremely seriously. But there is an important area in between where cyber and physical do not cover. That is where technical surveillance countermeasures, or TSCM, is needed.
Attorney and his client are accused of leaving a recorder in a place knowing it would be used to secretly listen in on conversations. Court papers also stated they allegedly overheard, recorded, amplified or transmitted part of communication by others without consent. Since this is related to a custody case, after more details emerge we may find out that they had just put a recorder into a child's backpack to record any transgressions by the other parent. This could be a preemptive move by the other side to block any evidence that was obtained by the recording. Be aware of the laws before doing any recording.
Most dash cams include the ability to record audio as well as video. Conversations recorded within the vehicle could be considered eavesdropping. With the audio active, you may be recording the conversations of passengers in your vehicle without their knowledge or permission. That could be an eavesdropping offense in many states in the US if they require all-party consent. If you have video of a valet damaging your car while taking it for a joyride, the evidence could be declared inadmissible due to the eavesdropping aspect of recording audio.
The Arlo wireless camera system by Netgear is a relatively inexpensive system that it is adaptable for a portable security application. Originally designed for the home market, the system has a number of limitations, but wireless transmission, motion detection, and long battery life make it useful in portable applications where quick deployment is needed.
Our surveillance detection department has discovered an increase in spy activity coming from foreign actors to the north. Images leaked by NPA contractor Edward Snowflake (North Pole Agency) reveal what appears to be a secret command post manned by Kris Kringle and a team of highly skilled hackers.
Deloitte is looking to hire a federal contracts manager, a federal cybersecurity consultant and is even advertising for military officers with top-secret government clearances. What none of the people applying for those jobs know — and few of the people doing the hiring know, either — is the secret history of Deloitte's robust federal practice.
Not surprisingly, North Korea reportedly bugs the residences of party officials.
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (UPI) — The North Korean diplomat who fled from Pyongyang’s embassy in London testified Monday that former Defense Minister Hyon Yong Chol was executed based on information from wiretapped conversations at his home.
Thae Yong Ho, who arrived in South Korea with […]
From The Mainichi, December 8, 2016
A millionaire told police how he secretly bugged his escort girlfriend - and heard her bragging she was going to "do him over" for his money, a murder trial heard today. Property tycoon Peter Morgan, 54, put the listening device in the bungalow home of Georgina Symonds, 25, in the grounds of his castle. Mr Morgan allegedly strangled the mum-of-one with a ligature in January 2016.
Researchers from the Negev Cyber Security Research Center of Ben-Gurion University have presented a paper explaining that the software controlling signals to headphone jacks in many computers can be altered or re-tasked to change the jack from an output to an input, thereby turning the earphones into potential microphones.
Eavesdropping attempts may not always be well thought out, they could be spur of the moment opportunities. A camera recording with audio was found under a chair during a private meeting of MPs. British sportswear company Sports Direct was being paid an unannounced visit by members of the House of Commons' Business Select Committee. The MPs were there to insure that good working practices were being upheld by CEO Mike Ashley and the rest of the company.
In my previous post I mentioned potential problems with IoT devices, including the possible threat of a hacked Amazon Echo. So today, I have to share this, an Echo hacked by developer Brian Kane. He was able to embed the functions of the Echo into a Big Mouth Billy Bass (usually known for singing “Take […]
Most are familiar with the old question, “If a tree falls in the forest, but no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?” Here is the new one that lawyers are facing: “If a microphone is turned on, but no one is there to hear it, is it still eavesdropping?”
Fear of eavesdropping […]
Earlier this year I wrote about a few different consumer security cameras on the market that pose unique eavesdropping threats (here).
One of the more popular cameras has been the Arlo, sold by Netgear, available at outlets such as Best Buy and Sam’s Club. The Arlo was a replacement for the Netgear VueZone camera and was […]
Celebrity status has it’s downside- gossip. News recently came out in the British tabloids (RadarOnline) that Prince William and Kate Middleton had listening devices found throughout their home.
It seems they can relax. Another popular site, GossipCop.com, which tries to police the tabloids, asserts the claims are all false.
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Even the best eavesdroppers may be nervous or have a lot on their minds. This could cause them to be careless when planting a bug or listening device. This would be true if they were spy-shop amateurs, disgruntled employees, or even state sponsored agents. Failure to clean up well after installing a device could be the clue that gives them away.
Security stopped John Kerry to ask if he was carrying a phone with camera "No camera?" as he was entering a meeting with the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi. The guard appears to continue to ask the next person behind Kerry as well, just doing his job!