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How do I tell if my office is bugged?

welnik
welnik Posts: 541 Forumite
edited 5 August 2009 at 5:35PM in Techie Stuff
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  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    Does he ever talk into his cufflinks?
  • M4RKM
    M4RKM Posts: 5,132 Forumite
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    depends what type of bugging..

    small round 5p sized holes in suspended ceiling tiles may suggest there are mini cameras around...

    and maybe a pen lying around that he's told you NOT to click 3 times...

    M
  • thomas01155
    thomas01155 Posts: 2,382 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Buy one of these http://www.spycompany.com/tapdet.htm
    [SIZE=+1]CSR-1 Countermeasure Sweep Unit $1,785.00[/SIZE]
  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    The easiest thing to do is just talk lots about how your boss has bugged the office. If he really is listening, that should spook him out sufficiently.
  • Where's my tin foil hat gone again?
  • welnik
    welnik Posts: 541 Forumite
    edited 26 January 2011 at 7:41PM
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  • Have a search around for cheaper bug detectors than these. You can get them for about £60 / £70 rather than $. I just don't have the website details any more (ie I also thought this a while back with a new boss - not that my office was being bugged, but someone else's).

    In the meantime, I would work really, really hard, and tell my colleagues how wonderful the boss is.... LOL.

    Jen
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  • Joe_Bloggs
    Joe_Bloggs Posts: 4,535 Forumite
    You can get counter surveillance equipment at Spymaster Here. I can't say that I've ever tried it. Well actually I can say that I've never tried it.
    J_B.
    Has anyone heard of RIPA ?
  • PROLIANT
    PROLIANT Posts: 6,396 Forumite
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    First of all your boss is breaking the law - fact.
    Second if you can find a device make sure you photograph it and report him to the police, it is illegal.
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
  • welnik
    welnik Posts: 541 Forumite
    anewhope wrote: »
    I'd hazard a guess that the linked products are all absolute tosh and wouldn't do anything you want them too. Save your money, don't badmouth your boss or keep your hand over your mouth so he can't lipread!

    I just keep my head down and let everyone else do it! Can't afford to lose my job!
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