In case you've been living in a cave over the last five years or
so, I feel it is my obligation to tell you that hidden spy cameras are
being found in the most private areas of our daily lives. News reports
are more frequent about trusted individuals or businesses violating the
privacy of others without their knowing. Yes, it is highly illegal, but
then it is not always the most honest or law abiding citizens that are
offenders of this basic crime.
A device that can give you great peace of mind anytime you feel that your privacy may be compromised is the common "bug detector." Bug detectors are also called, radio frequency detectors, rf detectors, spy finders, hidden camera finders, or bug sweepers. They don't hunt for bed bugs, roaches, ants or other common pests. Instead, they seek radio frequency emissions of any kind and alert you to where they are coming from. Bug detectors can cost anywhere from $20 to $125 dollars at most online shops and don't look twice at them if they cost more than $150. Some stores will try and charge you up to $500 dollars; they are merely looking for a distressed consumer in an emergency situation.
Once you get your bug detector, you may need to charge it or add a few batteries before your first use. But they are relatively easy to use for both beginners or experts in the field. Remember, bug detectors are passive devices, they do not emit any frequencies. Rather, once they are powered on, they search for and detect radio frequency waves in your close proximity. The stronger the frequency being emitted - the further away you can be from the source of the frequency and still detect it accurately.
Take a standard hotel room for a basic example of how to use your bug detector. You would start by powering on your bug detector and extending the antenna fully; most good bug detectors have a built-in telescopic antenna. Rotate the sensitivity knob to just barely above the mid-range point. Then choose between vibrating, beeping, or silent mode as all top-notch bug detectors will undoubtedly have. Begin walking very slowly around the room. Start from the front door and then walk in front of the TV, across the dresser, the fridge and microwave, past the small closet and into the bathroom area, by the shower head, the lights, the light switches, and even near the ceiling fan. Then exit the bathroom and check near the beds, the alarm clock, the telephone, all of the lamps, mirrors and picture frames. Finally, you'll want to check near the windows, air conditioning unit, curtains, water nozzles for the fire system on the ceiling, and then work your way back to the front door.
If at any time during your hunt with your bug detector, you heard it make a noise or saw the light scale illuminate, then these are the areas you'd want to go back and check. Note these areas carefully, because you'll need to go back and check them again. For this second search, start by turning the sensitivity dial down to below the mid-range point. The logic is to make the bug detector less sensitive so that you can go back to the "hot spots" and check for the signal again. Lowering the sensitivity will make the detector work harder to filter out the false alarms and to only zero in on the stronger signals. If you still are finding pings or lights and signals from the bug detector, then you'll need to conduct a physical search in those areas and all of the objects nearby.
Remember, wireless spy cameras need a power source, so start by checking all of the devices that are plugged in or have steady power applied. Then check other objects knowing that a hidden spy camera must still have a battery pack if it does not have a full time power source. Hidden cameras are very small; many of the lenses can be as small as the font in this article or the asterisk on your keyboard just above the number eight.
This may seem to be a tedious task, but the whole process only takes a minute or two once you get some practice with your bug detector. Yes, they do take a little practice to use and they are not given away for free on the Internet. However, a reasonably priced hidden camera finder is priceless the very first time you catch someone trying to invade your privacy. Why? Because not only did you prevent someone from invading your privacy, but you can also suit the offender or the owner of the establishment.
There was a story about a husband and wife in a Hilton Hotel where the light kept flickering in the bathroom over the shower. The wife asked the husband to take a look at, and as soon as he fiddled with it the whole light fixture fell out of the ceiling along with a hidden spy camera that was left dangling from the hole in the wall. I never did hear the end of the legal proceedings, but I bet they won enough money from Hilton to buy more than a few bug detectors.
A device that can give you great peace of mind anytime you feel that your privacy may be compromised is the common "bug detector." Bug detectors are also called, radio frequency detectors, rf detectors, spy finders, hidden camera finders, or bug sweepers. They don't hunt for bed bugs, roaches, ants or other common pests. Instead, they seek radio frequency emissions of any kind and alert you to where they are coming from. Bug detectors can cost anywhere from $20 to $125 dollars at most online shops and don't look twice at them if they cost more than $150. Some stores will try and charge you up to $500 dollars; they are merely looking for a distressed consumer in an emergency situation.
Once you get your bug detector, you may need to charge it or add a few batteries before your first use. But they are relatively easy to use for both beginners or experts in the field. Remember, bug detectors are passive devices, they do not emit any frequencies. Rather, once they are powered on, they search for and detect radio frequency waves in your close proximity. The stronger the frequency being emitted - the further away you can be from the source of the frequency and still detect it accurately.
Take a standard hotel room for a basic example of how to use your bug detector. You would start by powering on your bug detector and extending the antenna fully; most good bug detectors have a built-in telescopic antenna. Rotate the sensitivity knob to just barely above the mid-range point. Then choose between vibrating, beeping, or silent mode as all top-notch bug detectors will undoubtedly have. Begin walking very slowly around the room. Start from the front door and then walk in front of the TV, across the dresser, the fridge and microwave, past the small closet and into the bathroom area, by the shower head, the lights, the light switches, and even near the ceiling fan. Then exit the bathroom and check near the beds, the alarm clock, the telephone, all of the lamps, mirrors and picture frames. Finally, you'll want to check near the windows, air conditioning unit, curtains, water nozzles for the fire system on the ceiling, and then work your way back to the front door.
If at any time during your hunt with your bug detector, you heard it make a noise or saw the light scale illuminate, then these are the areas you'd want to go back and check. Note these areas carefully, because you'll need to go back and check them again. For this second search, start by turning the sensitivity dial down to below the mid-range point. The logic is to make the bug detector less sensitive so that you can go back to the "hot spots" and check for the signal again. Lowering the sensitivity will make the detector work harder to filter out the false alarms and to only zero in on the stronger signals. If you still are finding pings or lights and signals from the bug detector, then you'll need to conduct a physical search in those areas and all of the objects nearby.
Remember, wireless spy cameras need a power source, so start by checking all of the devices that are plugged in or have steady power applied. Then check other objects knowing that a hidden spy camera must still have a battery pack if it does not have a full time power source. Hidden cameras are very small; many of the lenses can be as small as the font in this article or the asterisk on your keyboard just above the number eight.
This may seem to be a tedious task, but the whole process only takes a minute or two once you get some practice with your bug detector. Yes, they do take a little practice to use and they are not given away for free on the Internet. However, a reasonably priced hidden camera finder is priceless the very first time you catch someone trying to invade your privacy. Why? Because not only did you prevent someone from invading your privacy, but you can also suit the offender or the owner of the establishment.
There was a story about a husband and wife in a Hilton Hotel where the light kept flickering in the bathroom over the shower. The wife asked the husband to take a look at, and as soon as he fiddled with it the whole light fixture fell out of the ceiling along with a hidden spy camera that was left dangling from the hole in the wall. I never did hear the end of the legal proceedings, but I bet they won enough money from Hilton to buy more than a few bug detectors.
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