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Sweeping a car for eavesdropping devices...without any special equipment

Sherlock Investigations is often called to sweep vehicles.Eavesdropping devices placed in vehicles are often dormant. A hidden cell phone is hard to detect unless it is active, or transmitting.There...

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Is the cost of an electronic sweep worth it?

Electronic eavesdropping sweeps can be expensive. (The Technical Division of Sherlock Investigations is in the mid-range category.) The more sophisticated the threat the more expensive sweeps can be.In...

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Wiretaps at the central office can't be detected

Businesses that have their offices swept for eavesdropping devices should be aware that wiretaps from the phone company's central office cannot be detected. This happens when a particular law...

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De-bugging a conference room

A well-known NYC corporation contacted Sherlock Investigations to conduct a security check on their conference room because they were concerned that company secrets were being leaking.I arrived for my...

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Bug sweeps in NY, CT, NJ and beyond

Recently I flew to Jamaica West Indies to perform a bug sweep for a well-known celebrity. He rented a villa there and was concerned about paparazzi placing hidden cameras. The place was clean and I was...

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Gay-friendly private investigators

Sherlock Investigations proudly serves the gay and lesbian community in New York City and elsewhere. We’ve always employed gay or lesbian investigators. Many of our best clients have been LGBT.Sherlock...

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Bug Detectors and Bug Detection

A few years ago I was looking for a storefront in Manhattan's Upper West Side to open a spy store. One of the things I wanted to sell were various kinds of bug detectors since I already did bug...

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Spies Online - Newsweek interviews Porteous

PRIVATE INVESTIGATORSThe advent of the Internet transformed the private-eye industry, shifting its focus from background checks (which can now be completed for a small price on myriad Web sites) to...

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Bed bugs? Check out your exterminator!

We got a call from a guy who’s now living in Motel 6. At first he had bed bugs and now he’s homeless.As a solution to his bed bug problem he went on the Internet to find an exterminator. He found one...

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Car Bugged?

Your car may be bugged, or have a GPS device attached, and you don't even know it. Typically, bugs in cars are transmitted by a cleverly hidden cell phone. Some of these cell phones have an extension...

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Eavesdropping Detection

A physical search is extremely important in finding eavesdropping equipment. A "bug" may be turned off, the battery dead, or a recorder may be voice-activated.Research Electronics International, a...

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Bug sweeps: Redesigning our web site to reflect the same

At Sherlock Investigations we're called to detect wiretaps and "bugs" more than any other investigation. So, we're redesigning our website to reflect that aspect of our business. In a little while,...

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Bug sweep of a car in Connecticut

The other day I was called to a rush job on a car in Greenwich, Connecticut. After checking carefully under the dashboard, air vents for hidden microphones, and under the driver's seat for microphones...

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Bug Sweeps on You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nH2xqFKsS4

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Hidden video cameras

I swept an apartment the other day in Manhattan. The woman thought there were video cameras watching her every move.I really didn't want to do the job. A lot of paranoid people think that somebody is...

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Sherlock interviewed by HomeSecuritySystems.net

Check out this interview we did with our friends at HomeSecuritySystems.net. We talk about why people are bugged and why bugs go undetected. Finally, we give you some security tips you can use right away.

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FALSE!

You can call a certain phone number to see your phone is tapped.Even if the wiretap is in the central office of the phone company it can be detected by a TSCM (Technical Surveillance CounterMeasures)...

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TRUE!

A hidden GPS unit can usually be located with a visual inspection.If you have a baby monitor you might be letting people inadvertently into your home.If you have a 900 MHz cordless phone throw it in...

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GPS trackers

Hundreds of thousands of GPS trackers are sold each year in the United States. Applications for this live GPS tracking device range from covert tracking, fleet personnel management, theft notification...

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GPS trackers and cell phones as bugs

I’m getting more calls about GPS trackers than anything else. I sweep at least one car a week. Last year I swept only one car a month.I asked Jimmie Mesis, the owner of PIgear.com and PIMagazine.com,...

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