Spy Gadgets
By FRED MAMOUN and ANA GARCIA
Updated 1:25 PM PST, Mon, Jan 26, 2009
Ever wish you could be a fly on the wall? Here's Ana Garcia with a look at the newest spy tools that can turn the average consumer into a private eye.
Todd Morris says "you can see recent calls and you can see the text messages, including the ones they've deleted."
Brickhouse says their biggest sellers appeal to families.
"Nanny cams and GPS tracking are very popular." States Todd Morris.
Ana Garcia asks "How simple are these nanny cameras?"
Todd Morris answers, "It's gotten simpler than a digital camera"
High-resolution hidden cameras sell for as little as a couple of hundred dollars and they come in all shapes and sizes. Would you have noticed the camera in this alarm clock where it says auto? Or the one in the bridge of these glasses? Or what about the camera hidden in this speaker?
Ana showcasing a hidden camera "This device may look like a typical home air purifier, you know the kind that plugs into the wall, but really it has a hidden camera inside and a motion detector, so anytime someone walks into the room, the camera turns on…"
Todd Morris, "this is a gps tracker."
Ana asks, "This is exactly what law enforcement uses?"
Todd Morris "Exactly, this small device that fits into a pack of cigarettes can be used to track assets or people."
What about keeping track of your teen driver?
Todd Morris states, "this will actually track how fast the car is going, how it's being driven and where."
Professor Michael Scott, "Technology develops so quickly that it takes a long time for the law to catch up."
Michael Scott teaches technology and information privacy law at Southwestern Law School.
Professor Michael Scott, " the question is where are the cameras being used and what are they being used for?"
A janitor at Oaks Christian High School was sentenced to three years in prison for secretly videotaping 18 students in the girls' locker room.
A quick YouTube search for spy cameras turns up what appear to be dozens of illegally shot hidden camera videos in fitting rooms, tanning salons and people's homes...
Todd Morris explains, "That's why we have counter surveillance tools."
Ana asks, "Why would someone need counter surveillance equipment?"
Todd Morris states "There are a lot of people who are worried that someone else might be pointing a camera at them that shouldn't be."
Especially celebrities. Kid Rock's security team recently found a hidden camera in his dressing room in Minneapolis.
Todd Morris, "The wireless camera hunter is something that's used by professionals, and that will actually let you scan an area to see if anyone's pointed a wireless camera at you."
Brickhouse sells other products like audio jammers; bug detectors even voice scramblers.
Michael Scott, "Even before cameras and such were available people were still drilling holes in walls and peeking through them."
Except now they're jamming cameras in those holes and sharing the video on the Internet. Ana Garcia. Channel Four News.
First Published: Nov 21, 2008 11:04 AM PST
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