| These days it's almost impossible to walk in some | | | | Wireless devices, like spy cameras or even |
| public place without being caught on camera. | | | | computer networks, work by sending radio signals |
| Markets, small shops, museums or banks, all use | | | | from one location to another. Such signals are |
| surveillance cameras for protection. CCTV | | | | called RF, which refers to "Radio Frequency". Such |
| surveillance has grown significantly over the last | | | | devices use RF signals to communicate with the |
| decade and this growth doesn't seem to stop. | | | | receivers. Now a bug detector simply scans the |
| However, security cameras for surveillance may | | | | whole room or office for such radio signals and |
| not only be used in public places. You might not | | | | reports to you when it detects anything. |
| even expect that, but even in some private | | | | One note here. If you're doing surveillance in your |
| areas, like changing rooms, showers or hotel | | | | house, then turning off some wireless devices, like |
| rooms, spy cameras might be waiting to catch | | | | cell phones could be a good idea. This is just to |
| you. | | | | help you better track and spot bugs or spy |
| Such illegal activities are prohibited, but not | | | | cameras in the room. |
| everybody obeys the rules. There are many | | | | Frequency Range |
| people who'll want to spy on you in private areas | | | | Usually, bug detectors operate in 2GHz or 3Ghz |
| without even considering your rights to privacy. In | | | | frequency range. Now, most spy devices also |
| such cases, a spy bug detector can help you | | | | operate in this range, so there are no problems |
| protect yourself from being caught on hidden | | | | spotting a bug in that range. However, some |
| cameras. | | | | (more sophisticated) spies will change the |
| Why Bug Detectors are Useful? | | | | frequency of a bug to a higher level, like 4GHz or |
| First, let's try to find out what a bug detector | | | | 6GHz. Then, a common bug tracking device won't |
| actually is. A bug detector is anti surveillance | | | | be able to catch any frequencies, but a more |
| device that is used to capture various spying | | | | advanced solution will do the job... |
| gadgets in the area. Bug detectors come in many | | | | There are powerful bug detectors for private |
| shapes and sizes and functions. | | | | investigators; or the ones that police use, which |
| Small bug detectors might be used to track audio | | | | can detect RF signals even up to 9GHz. They |
| bugs in the phones or near the phones. Larger | | | | cost more, but they'll spot any bug in the room |
| bug trackers, measuring the size of a briefcase, | | | | without problems. |
| can track spy cameras, audio spy equipment and | | | | Can Surveillance Bugs Spot Wired CCTV |
| have much more functions than smaller ones. Of | | | | Cameras? |
| course, such detectors cost more also. | | | | Most bug detectors are able to track almost any |
| Technologically more advanced bug detectors not | | | | wireless spy device that uses RF signals. Be it a |
| only allow you to detect any bugs in the room. | | | | wireless mini hidden camera, a phone bug, or a |
| They can also "steal" the RF signal and display | | | | blue tooth spy cam... |
| what the security camera sees. If the CCTV | | | | But, detecting hard-wired cameras was a little |
| cameras don't use any signal encoding, then such | | | | problem. It's simply because they don't use radio |
| spy cam bug detectors will easily display you the | | | | frequency signals to transmit data between the |
| wireless camera's view. | | | | transmitter and a receiver. Now, powerful bug |
| How a Bug Detector Works? | | | | tracking devices can spot even wired CCTV |
| Let's try to briefly cover how a bug tracking tool | | | | cameras in the area. So the main problem is |
| works. | | | | simply gone with these new-era bug trackers. |