Hi-Fi Spy...

Don’t be too surprised if you happen to be sleepily browsing the net one Saturday afternoon and you just bump into a picture of yourself, half clad or worse still completely nude in some site. This could happen if one or more of the following is true.

1) It is your very strong belief that people earn to shop and you are in the habit of bringing about a substantial decrease in your bank balance (or your Spouse’s or Dad’s- based on who your generous benefactor is) owing to this noble cause (shopping, of course). You are more or less sure about the infrastructure (where the mirror is, the switches are, which side of the mirror is actually the door-when you have to get out…etc) of the changing rooms of most of the shops in town.

2) You disagree completely with people who believe that we are civilized enough to settle down at one place. You say that humans aren’t humans if they let go off one basic trait- nomadism. You’ve stayed at innumerable hotels and seen loads of places. This way, you believe that you’ve imparted in yourself a certain level of worldly wisdom which will take you places (more places….)

3) Partying/sun bathing/doing just about anything on the beaches is what you do a lot. ‘Best beach bums’ is what you wanna be.

4) You’ve either been very bad to some body OR you just too good as you are, at whatever you are/do and many people are J big-time. Ultimately, you are surrounded by clever and crooked enemies.

5) You are Ms. Photogenic or Mr. Photogenic and you’ve posted your photographs on the net so many times that you’ve lost count.

6) You don’t like posting your photograph on the net ‘cos you think you look better in person. You’ve just posted it ones or twice and have forgotten all about it.

7) Luck has decided to pose an ugly frown at you – plain and simple!




Moving on to the crux of the matter, I want you to take a look at this article by Abhay Vaidya

Here are some extracts that provide the nitty-gritty of the article.

With spycams being discovered in a hostel room occupied by three Pune college girls and previously in a women’s changing room in a public swimming pool in Pune, the threat from cyberpowered or cyber-enabled voyeurs has become a huge reality for Indians.

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Raman who among other credentials worked for the United Nations for securing information flow between UN HQ and Mission Control HQ in Africa, told TOI that there are a number of steps that the citizens can take to protect themselves from such invaders.
Raman’s pointers were as follows:

• Understand that when you enter any room, such devices are normally placed at shoulder height
• They normally require a power source and are therefore ‘‘co-located with a power source such as near an air conditioner socket, table lamp, etc.
• Typically, in eight out of 10 cases, spycameras are located inside clocks.
• The location of spy cameras is in the direction opposite to where you are likely to be most vulnerable: such as opposite to the bed or the bathroom door.
• A most simple, practical and commonsensical step is to switch off the lights and ensures darkness in private moments. ‘‘These devices need a light source to capture images,’’ Raman said.

Do ensure that the mirrors you see around you are actually mirrors and not glass shields that hide sypcams on the other side. Beware of the Hi-Fi spys with their filthy, Lo-Fi motives!