Covert Listening Devices (bugs), which emit radio waves and transmit the conversations you have in your home or office are of course illegal most of the time. This doesn't mean people don't do it. Law enforcement is one area of our society, which uses Bugs. Recently an apartment manager in San Francisco also decided that listening in on his tenant's lives was okay.
The Bug detector Solutions
Bug finders
provide you with a level of security for your home or office. By detecting the radio waves emitted by these spy equipment devices, these sweepers alert you to attempts to eavesdrop on your conversations.
There are several levels of covert listening devices, but generally, they fall into three classes:
government type
common type over the counter
sophisticated business/industrial espionage type
Government and Law Enforcement level: Specialized equipment is required to detect these listening devices. Many of these devices don't even use radio waves (some use infra-red transmissions for example) or switch frequencies so fast normal bug detectors won't pick them up.
If you feel that this is the level of covert listening devices you are facing, it would be best to hire a professional, such as TSCM
Over the counter Bugs: They are the most commonly used devices by everyday people as well as low level eavesdropper and are detectable by bug finders using devices such as
Spy World's Pro Bug Detector
High quality & Sturdy
detection range 1Mhz-3Ghz
Handled & running on battery(you can walk around freely with it, and check larger rooms.)
alert you of detection with a discrete LED flash or vibration(you don't want alarms going off in the middle of a tense meeting)
Commercial Espionage
The targets: Small and medium sized businesses are more susceptible to this type of intrusion. The tension of high competition and biddings often bring out the dirty tricks bags. It happens More often than we would like to think about.
The bugs: Sophisticated wireless covert transmitters are often used in professional settings.These are generally used by professional espionage agents gathering company information.more info
Commercial Espionage is very common and has been for many years. The techniques and technology in this area has grown tremendously in the last decade.
To detect these you will need professional bug finders like the
Super Sweep 2000
This one is actually used by law enforcement and can detect a range of intrusion techniques employed by the professional eavesdropper.
It can even detect video transmitters and the really sophisticated burst bugs.
Leave it in a room and it'll continuously monitor so that no new spy devices gets in without you knowing about it.
This one is actually used by law enforcement and can detect a range of intrusion techniques employed by the professional eavesdropper.