According to statistics published by U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White
(New York, NY); In March 1997, three New York businessmen (one a
former DEA agent) were found guilty of using various store front "Spy
Shop" operations to sell over 4,400 illegal listening devices which
they had smuggled into the country. As a result of this case over 80
other people were convicted of dealing in illicit eavesdropping
equipment... most of those convicted are still in business, and only
viewed their criminal case as "a cost of doing business". The illegal
equipment confiscated during the raids included bugging devices that
were miniature transmitters hidden in everyday household and office
items like pens, calculators, credit cards, and three-plug electric
outlet adapters.
Statistics compiled by 38 federal law enforcement agencies
detail methods for conducting technical surveillance:
71% - Audio Interception and Wired Microphones
60% - Miniature Audio Transmitters
43% - Electronic Beepers, Tracking Devices, and Sensors
40% - Telephone Wire Taps, Recorders, and Pen Registers
17% - Computer Usage Monitoring
17% - Electronic Mail Monitoring
14% - Cellular Radio Interception
11% - Satellite Interception
You don't deserve to
have your privacy violated so what are
you going to do about it!.
