Hidden Camera - Privacy
Hidden Camera - The Bad
Hidden camera are used by landlord, stalkers, and total strangers. Many cameras have been found hidden in tanning salons and gym locker rooms. With camera technology increasing rapidly the camera and where it is hidden is becoming harder to detect. Some camera that can be hidden are smaller than a quarter in size with camera a lens not bigger than a spec making them very hard to find without equipment designed to detect where a camera is hidden. Hundreds of thousands of the voyeur camera type have been sold and where the camera are hidden is hard to say.
A quick search of the internet will find hidden cameras are being sold hidden in all type of objects such as teddy bears with a camera inside or smoke detectors which will go unnoticed above a bed however inside is hidden a small camera that wouldn't be noticed without moving the screen. Motion detectors sometimes contain cameras or even an ordinary book on a bookshelf are sold with a camera in them. The use of a camera designed to be hidden has sparked an entire industry of spy products.
Hidden Camera Detectors
These are devices small in size that you can carry with you to scan a room for hidden cameras. Some of the devices designed to detect a camera hidden in a room are no larger than your lip stick and are easy to conceal for use any time you suspect a camera may be hidden. Hidden camera detectors come with a guide on how to use them to find a hidden device and some camera detectors will even vibrate when a camera is detected in order to keep from alerting the voyeur that he's been caught. The better hidden camera detectors will guide you via series of lights directly to where the camera is hidden. The cost of hidden camera detectors can be as little as forty dollars on up and may be a good investment to protect you and your family especially if you find yourself in a lot of situations this type of camera could be hidden.
What about that mirror in the gym locker room you may ask, could there be a camera? A two way mirror can be detected by taking an ordinary flashlight and with the flashlight on moving it toward the mirror until it touches the surface of the mirror at this point if it is a one way mirror it will simply reflect the light. If it is a two way mirror you will be able to see what's behind it alerting you your privacy and security may be in jeopardy.
Although this article just mentioned the bad about hidden cameras, a camera hidden from site can also be used for a lot of good reasons as well. A concealed camera can play a vital role in a home security system and the use of a camera is hard evidence to dispute in court. In addition a camera or system of cameras can be used to monitor a workforce to make sure they are doing their jobs in a safe manner and to prevent employee theft. It's when a camera is hidden and used for the wrong reasons that your privacy is placed in jeopardy.