In years gone by the only people with a pen that could record a conversation you are having with some unsuspecting ‘mark’ from the comfort of your pocket were wither the intelligence services (MI5, CIA, etc) or James Bond. Today spy gadgets have become common place and are readily available from many stores on the internet, often listed on Boys Toys websites.
Individuals are using spy gadgets in their every day lives for many reasons, home security is always the most popular but spy gadgets are even being used by individuals to keep tabs on their partners and ensure that they aren’t cheating on them. We’ve come a long way on from having to hire a private detective at extortionate costs.
Businesses are using spy gadgets for numerous reasons, gaining intelligence on competitors is more popular than many may imagine and is big business, but these Gadgets are also being used to ensure that employees are staying in line, working hard and not stealing from the business.
Here we look at 3 of the most popular spy gadgets available on the market today:
The Recording Pen / Key Fob / Matchbox
Essentially this is an everyday object that embeds within itself a video recording device. It remains entirely inconspicuous because of its everyday appearance and the recording lens and internal equipment is always very small and often impossible to detect with the naked eye. As well as recording in video it will take snapshot photos as you require allowing you to capture still moments and almost always contains the time and date of when the footage was taken to for reference later on, useful for when you are called upon to present evidence of your findings.
Keylogger
If you have ever needed to know what somebody is up to on their computer, what emails they are sending, what websites they are visiting or who they are talking to, then a keylogger is what you would undoubtedly use to find out. It looks like an every day USB stick and will track every key that the user presses in an easy to digest format. Taking literally only seconds to install directly from being plugged in the software literally allows you to track everything that your ‘mark’ is doing on their computer, regardless of whether they are running firewalls, virus protection or other security software.
Vehicle Tracking
Used largely as a theft prevention / resolution tool vehicle tracking allows you to see via the internet exactly where your tracked vehicle is within the country. The system is largely abused however and individuals are using it to keep tabs on their partners and businesses are using it to keep tabs on their employees, ensure they are sticking to delivery routes and not taking too long for their breaks.
You’ll notice that all 3 of the most popular gadgets are for tracking what people are doing and knowledge has become big business, people even give them as Gifts, technology has bought us a long way. There are hundreds upon thousands of gadgets available on the market and whatever your situation, your likely to find a gadget available that meets your needs.