Hi people.

I suspect my office might be bugged. How should I detect hidden cams and mics?

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[+] 44 points 8 months ago (8 children)
  • [–] [S] 14 points 8 months ago* (3 children)

    Thank you for your thorough answer. The bad actors I worry about aren't the employers.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Smoke detector cams are unlikely to be used by any professional company installing them, though that only stops people already following the law. I only mention it since my old camera and security company actually used to keep some lying around, with the story being that they became extremely illegal due to smoke detectors needing to function as smoke detectors or the fire marshal will give you a really bad year

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  • [–] 26 points 8 months ago

    Check smoke detectors, clocks, plants near desks, anything that's always been there and nobody questions.

    To add to this as someone who has seen behind the curtain of how much of this tech is set up, lights are a common hiding place for cameras. Exit signs, parking lot lights, motion sensor lights, and the like. These are unfortunately also very difficult to detect by design, since they are expected to consume electricity, are almost always closed circuit with data wires parallel to the power wires, are practically impossible to observe in low light, and generate some heat even without any included surveillance equipment.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

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    Hmmm.... Someone didn't want the truth out there....

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  • [–] 18 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Get a FLIR capable camera and scan for heat sources

    Ulefone Armor are relatively cheap phones with that capability, and they're fun too

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    [–] 9 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    More likely your phone is listening.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Fing does this if you’re a premium user.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    did you find something?

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  • [–] 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Hire a private investigator that owns all of the tools

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    They advertise and are professionally licensed. Many specialize in counter-surveillance.

    Other then the advice to "look", theres not much you can do.

    To do this in a way that will locate well-hidden devices you should hire a professional who owns the right tools.

    Otherwise, install kismet and monitor for unknown BLE and wifi signals and use video surveillance to detect people attempting to remove passive devices.

    You won't be able to locate devices that use other wireless technology without specialized tools.

    If this is a serious worry then hire a professional

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