SpyGearCo: Spy and Surveillance

Cell phone cameras are revolutionizing the way people take and share pictures. Cell phone cameras are frequently used for utilitarian purposes, such as taking a picture of a page of information from the newspaper. Current fixed-focus cameras cannot focus effectively at short distances. Cell phone cameras are just an extra added feature and not intended for “real” photographs or videos. The camera in cell phones is intended to send pictures to another cell phone or to Email.

Cell phone cameras are all the rage and you’ll soon understand why! These days, people are using phones for all sorts of things limited only by the imagination. Cell phone cameras are all the rage and you’ll soon understand why! These days, people are using phones for all sorts of things! As it turns our cell phone cameras are part of a much larger trend.

Camera phone pictures are easy to capture and fun to take. Most of us leave the house with a cell phone anyway — why not leave with a phone that does more than just make phone calls? Cameras can be hidden in anything where space allows and the same is true with our range of FM transmitters and UHF transmitters listening devices. Our range of FM transmitter and VHF transmitter bugs are normally used by the would-be spy where the transmitter frequency is fully adjustable and in the FM/Air band range.

Cameras should never be used if you would be arrested for being in the place the camera’s at, or for stalking, peeping, or other crimes. For instance, if you put a camera in a place where you know couples go to make out and then post it to the Internet, it’s probably illegal.

Private detectives and investigators use many methods to determine the facts in a variety of matters. To carry out investigations, they may use various types of surveillance or searches. Private detectives and investigators often collect information and protect the property and other assets of companies and use special cell phone spy cameras as part of their arsenal in covert operations. Others with related duties include security guards , insurance claims examiners, inspectors , bill collectors, and law enforcement officers also use spy camera cell phones.

Private detectives and investigators often specialize. Those who focus on intellectual property theft, for example, investigate and document acts of piracy, help clients stop illegal activity, and provide intelligence for prosecution and civil action.

But watching other people, their homes or cars would not. That’s why shops have notices warning customers that they are on camera. But even the most miniature digital cameras require holding the camera up to the eye, signaling that a photograph is being taken. It is the stealth capability of camera phones, combined with their ability to broadcast the image instantly, that some legal experts say may eventually call for a rethinking of privacy laws.

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Sexual harassment is still harassment and should never be tolerated. Dressing less than professional will not help your career. Sexual harassment is illegal and there are laws to protect your rights.

Sexual harassment is taken extremely seriously out here and there are Sexual harassment task forces that meet monthly to discuss cases and ways to ensure any problems are quickly resolved. Sexual Harassment is such a big thing in thing country. It’s really kind of a joke, but should be no laughing matter. Sexual Harassment is so easy to be made up especially by women. If you wanted to take a co-worker out on a date, do most of your talking outside of work not in the workplace.

Sexual Harassment is the unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature. This includes comments about the way you look, indecent remarks, questions or comments about your sex life, requests for sexual favors, sexual demands by a member of your own or opposite sex, any conduct of a sexual nature which creates an intimidating, hostile or humiliating work environment for you.

Sexual harassment doesn’t depend upon attractiveness or gender (Women can be sexual harassers, too. I personally know a woman who lost her job over it.). Sexual harassment happens, and it’s wrong, but it is not the scourge of the workplace it has been made out to be.

Harassment refers to a wide spectrum of offensive behavior. When the term is used in a legal sense it refers to behaviors that are found threatening or disturbing, and beyond those that are sanctioned by society. Harassment, that’s another thing. While I was never harassed at work, I did receive obscene phone calls from someone who knew my name.

Harassment is continued unwanted attention. I don’t know about in the workplace, but I have heard of a few guys who try to report stalking/harassment by women to the police, and they get the, “Well aren’t you lucky!” response. Harassment can happen even in “enlightened” climates. Every university or company has policies on how to define and address such situations, and you should know the policies at your institution.

Employers are encouraged to take steps necessary to prevent sexual harassment from occurring. Employers and employer groups, therefore, should focus their efforts to influence or to affect the legal issues involved in sexual harassment through the courts instead of through the legislative process. Lawsuits that appear to be significant can be monitored.

Courts have long recognized the difficulties of proving sexual harassment in the workplace, inasmuch as improper or unlawful behavior often takes place in private. To excuse a party who lied or concealed evidence on the ground that the evidence covered only “personal” or “private” behavior would frustrate the goals that Congress and the courts have sought to achieve in enacting and interpreting the Empire’s sexual harassment laws. Courts must consider the “totality of the circumstances” in making the determination of whether a hostile work environment exists. Courts cannot use an “individualized, incident-by-incident approach” in making this determination. Court of Appeals must now re-examine the case to determine if he suffered illegal sexual harassment.

Sexual harassment laws seem to fit except they only refer to the work place and she is not an employee of the facility. Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination on the basis of gender, and it is legally and morally wrong. Legally, it is not limited to one gender or one sexual orientation.  

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Retail stores across the country are familiar with secret shoppers. They come in to an establishment to make sure workers are doing their job, and the store’s in good condition, all while undercover.

Secret Shoppers see things through the eyes of your customers. They serve as the principal method for identifying good customer service behaviors. Secret Shoppers assess the quality of a companies products, give valuable feedback, and have the opportunity to win cool prizes!

Secret shoppers are paid to hang out at malls, restaurants, even hotels. Shopping is their job. Secret shoppers are people who visit businesses posing as customers, evaluate the service they receive, and complete . Secret shoppers are considered independent contractors, and as such, you decide which jobs you want to accept and which to decline. You are under no obligation to accept a job just because it is offered to you.

Secret shoppers are even on this game waiting to give your business a good or bad review. While this is in fact, a lot to take in, it is about as well laid out as it could be, with all of the information and buttons you will need located in the upper right corner of the screen during business hours.

Secret shoppers are also employed by secret shopping agencies. As for any employment, secret shoppers too are trained. Secret shoppers are people that are hired to do just that, shop! They also have another function that most shoppers can only dream of.

Secret shoppers are sometimes even allowed to reward employees on the spot for meeting certain criteria. It can be fulfilling for a shopper to hand an employee a certificate for a paid day off for doing a great job!

But some say Secret shoppers are a huge pain. One former video store worker he used to work at a video store when he was going through university and secret shoppers would come in about once a month and submit these huge reports. Secret shoppers are independent contractors. A general overview shows that most shoppers are paid an hourly wage of $10 - $40 per hour and are usually reimbursed for any purchases they are required to make.

Mystery shoppers typically work as many as 30-40 hours per week, or as little as a few hours per month. Most of the mystery shopping companies will email you with assignments, and you can choose whether or not to accept them. Mystery shoppers know what they are looking for and how to evaluate the information the merchant is wanting. Mystery Shoppers help them get that edge.

Mystery shoppers go to designated stores, restaurants, banks and apartments and pose as typical customers. When they leave, they fill out a questionnaire that we’ve custom-designed for each of our clients.

Mystery shoppers are just average customers ordering an average meal, keeping track of the time between ordering and serving, looking at the presentation of the food, and its taste and temperature. Does the service make you want to come back time and again? Read the rest of this post »

Location tracking is growing and becoming more useful than ever it has. Knowing an exact location solves cases quickly and provides an instant peace of mind that might take weeks to reach otherwise. Location and route information are only available to the investigator after the unit has been retrieved. After retrieval, positions are downloaded to a computer where information can be viewed on a map allowing the investigator to see where an asset has traveled, how long it stayed and what routes it took to get there.

Trackstick’s are tiny GPS data loggers capable of continuously recording their own location histories for extended periods of time. The Trackstick Pro can be hard wired, covertly installed or run off of the included cigarette lighter plug. Track just about anyone or anything.

On the flip-side, tracking devices like the TrackStick Pro are great for companies and mobile professionals and allow tracking of mileage and routes for taxes and to prove you were where you claimed to be. The TrackStick Pro has 4GB of internal flash memory, way more memory than the original TrackStick , and can store date, time, speed, direction, altitude, signal strength and temperature at intervals from five seconds to 60 minutes.

Tracking family members: As mentioned at the beginning, you can use the TrackStick to monitor the movements of your family members, including your children and your spouse. All you need to do is place the device in their car or in their bag and you can get a complete record of where they’ve been, how much time they spent at a particular person’s home etc.

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Teasing and bullying are terrible problems in schools, on playgrounds, within families, and wherever kids and teenagers gather. Kids get picked on because they are fat, thin, tall, short, have a disability, speak with an accent, have different hair or skin from others, are poor, or any number of other reasons. Teasing may not be harmful for most kids and is part of learning about group culture and peer relationships. However, it can be damaging to those who are more vulnerable and at risk for other problems.

Bullying can take on many forms. They include physical aggressiveness, in which smaller people are usually a victim, as well as verbal bullying, that is, excessive and uncalled for personal insults about one’s appearance, intelligence, family, etc.

Bullies are usually children who feel inadequate, have low self-esteem, or who aren’t allowed to, or aren’t able to show their feelings. A bully has often been a victim of bullying and knows, through experience, how to make victims suffer. But what Red left him was anything but simple. Red instead devised a plan for Jason to experience a crash course on life. Bullying — unprovoked aggressive behavior meant to dominate, hurt or exclude another — is one way to channel aggression. More acceptable ways include punching a pillow, writing in a journal or working out for thirty minutes on the basketball court.

Kids don’t have to play with everyone or even like everyone, but they can’t be cruel about excluding others. Kids bully for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they pick on kids because they need a victim — someone who seems emotionally or physically weaker, or just acts or appears different in some way — to feel more important, popular, or in control. Kids are scared that the bullying will get worse if they tell. So it’s up to us as adults to put a stop to bullying.

Bullying is serious, since bullied children may become depressed, lonely, anxious, have low self-esteem, feel sick, and think about suicide. If you are concerned that a child you know may be bullying other children, take this quick assessment to learn more about the warning signs and help you determine if the child may be a bully.

We’ve all been bullied to some extent, and we’ve all seen those around us being bullied. We’ve known all along that it’s all thud and blunder, a wave of scare tactics meant to force the small folks to settle in the face of bigwig lawyers dropping of intimidating subpoenas. Sometimes they’re obviously just guessing , and all they’re doing is forcing the actual file sharers further underground where they’re harder to find, which leads to the next round of lawsuits hitting an even lower ratio of bad guys to innocent people.

Children showing signs of the disorder were then seen by a child neurologist for diagnosis. The researchers also asked the kids about bullying. Children who bully don’t feel very good about themselves. The bottom line is it’s the bully’s problem, not the victim’s, no matter how hard they may try to convince the victim otherwise.

Targets of bullying often hesitate to complain for fear of looking like whiners, or because they’re concerned about retaliation, Dalton explains. These concerns are heightened by the fact that the bully is usually someone who has an edge with the company, Wilson says. Targets lose the war but are not losers. Once they’re out of the crosshairs of the person gunning for them and are safe in the next job, they can resume their normal lives.

Students pledge not to bully other students, to help students who are bullied, and to make a point to include students who are left out. Students who are obese, enrolled in remedial education, have developmental disabilities, and are insecure and anxious are more at risk. In general boys experience more physical bullying victimization, and girls are more likely to be targets of indirect victimization, such as being excluded by social groups. Students should not have to be afraid to go to school. Children can learn empathy and respect.

Bullies are more likely to get in trouble, especially when they are caught bullying others. Would you want to always get in trouble, have bad grades, and hurt other people? Bullies are in every school in every city-there may even be one living in your home. Bullies are often popular with both teachers and students. How could we have been so wrong?

Bullies are usually the kids who are being bullied by teachers and parents. It is about time we taught children how to get to the other side of conflict using their words. Bullies are so much into power and control that they do not care who they sacrifice. Enlisting the help of the company’s employee assistance program, both in addressing the needs of the victim and in developing a strategy for addressing the bullying problem is advised. Bullies are often bigger and stronger than their victims, who often lack the physical ability or verbal skills to adequately defend themselves. Allowing bullying to continue might result in the bullied child being hurt physically or psychologically. Read the rest of this post »

So you’ve bought a hidden camera and it comes with a wireless receiver or plug and play (RCA cables) to connect directly to your TV, VCR or DVD recorder and you want other features like motion sensing detection, remote access, cell phone or e-mail alerts. Hidden Cameras do not come with this out of the box but you can add these features for a very low cost.

All you need is a small device called a GrabeeII and a downloadable piece of software called VISEC.

VISEC turns your computer into a Powerful Video Surveillance System!
Visec® can run on a PC or MAC* 24 hours a day, even while you work on your computer.

• Use your existing computer
• Supports web camera, wireless, spy camera, ip cameras such as AXIS, Arecont IQ, Panasonic, Pixord, , and generic support for standard mjpeg. capture cards, USB capture devices and more.)
• Be Notified to your cell phone, home or office when motion is detected
• Visec will record all video when motion is detected, and even alert you to your phone or pda
• Log in from anywhere in the world, including your cell phone to see live or past video.
• No Monthly Fees
• Easy to use - Installs in minutes

Some of the most all hidden cameras below come in several models.

• Black & White - Wireless
• Black & White - Wireless with X-Vision (.003 Lux for Low Light Conditions)
• Black & White - Wireless - High Powered (Increases transmission distance up to an additional 1500 feet, up to 2500 feet)
• Black & White - Wireless with X-Vision(.003 Lux for Low Light Conditions) & High Powered (Increases transmission distance up to an additional 1500 feet, up to 2500 feet)
• Black & White - Wired
• Black & White - Wired with X-Vision (.003 Lux for Low Light Conditions)
• Color - Wireless
• Color - Wireless with High Powered (Increases transmission distance up to an additional 1500 feet, up to 2500 feet)
  Color - Wired

CO2 Detector
HC-CBNDT

Smoke Detector
HC-DNVSM

Alarm Clock
HC-ALARC

Air Freshener
HC-ARWCK

One of the most popular min spy cameras is mini wireless color spy camera shown here. It’s  Wireless 2.4GHz Mini Spy Camera Powered By A 9-Volt Battery.

Digital circuitry ensures no lost video from external wireless devices. Range is a minimum of 300 feet through walls. In an open area the transmission range jumps up to 600 feet.

The color sensor is a new generation OmniVision that is very impressive. The best performing color wireless CMOS camera on the market, PERIOD.

With the ability to use a single 9 volt battery, concealment is no problem. Hide in a plant, a book, a video case, air vent, automobile, the only requirement is to make sure the small pinhole lens is facing the video surveillance target. When properly placed, the wide camera angle will give you a complete view of a normal size room.

The problem is, it comes with a receiver to plug into your TV, old VCR, or DVD recorder but there is no way to way see the surveillance video over the Internet until now!

A new service available now from GLC Enterprises, Inc. makes it easy to use a computer and hi-speed Internet connection to watch the camera over the Internet.

SpyGearCo.TV is a simple and easy to setup Remote Video Monitoring service lets you view your hidden or spy video camera over the Internet from anywhere in the world! As long as you have a broadband Internet connection you can take advantage of this great new service brought to you by GLC Enterprises, Inc.

SpyGearCo.TV is great for keeping an eye on your Children, Nannies or Babysitters, Valuables, Employees, Pets, Cars, Driveways, Inventory, Elderly, Stores, Factories, Vandalism, and more from anywhere in the world!

All you need is a camera, a hidden cameras, spy cameras or any other surveillance camera that has a RCA video out jack on the camera or receiver, a high-speed connection, computer and a PC video capture device. The best video capture device is the DVD Maker and is the easiest to use, best quality capture device for you.

It can also be used with the Mini 2.4GHz Wireless Color Spy Camera w/ PC USB Adapter and the Mini Wireless Color Spy Cameras w/ PC USB Adapter (Set of 4) which are other very popular mini spy cams that already have a USB connection to work.

Here is all you need to the SpyGearCo.TV service is the following.

1. Computer.
2. Broadband Internet Connection.
3. DVD Maker PC Capture Device (click link to order one).
4. SpyGearCo.TV service you are subscribed to.
5. Windows Media Encoder

The connections are easy and service comes with full instructions after signing up and subscribing to the service. Here is how it’s done.

Already have a video camera that you want to connect to your computer? No problem! Just purchase a PC Video Capture device also known as the DVD Maker.

Simply connect the DVD Maker to the wireless receiver of your camera using the RCA plug & play cable or connect RCA plug & play cable(s) from camera to DVD Maker if camera is wired. Connect the USB cable from the DVD Maker to an available USB port on the computer.

Make sure your camera and receiver(if wireless) are set to the correct channel. This can easily be verified by testing the camera on your TV set using the camera/receiver instructions that came with the product.

Sign up with SpyGearCo.TV and subscribe to the service. For only $4.95/month you and any friends or family can see what your camera see’s over the Internet. Your video surveillance page can be password protected so no one with prying eye’s can see your cameras video stream even if they know your unique ID.

Click Here to see a sample view of the Wireless 2.4GHz Mini Spy Camera using the Remote Video Monitoring at www.SpyGearCo.TV.

Here are some common things babies do that effect their health and things parents need to be aware of when caring for their newborn infant.

Sleeping face up does not lead to choking on saliva. Babies who frequently spit up (see our article on gastroesophageal reflux ) should sleep with their heads higher than their feet, but they usually are still safer on their backs. Sleeping on the stomach and sleeping on soft mattresses may increase your baby’s risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Acid reflux, which is also known as gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), is one of the most common problems among infants. Babies with suffering from acid reflux often present a range of conditions. Acid reflux, also called GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), in simple, mechanical terms is a correctable impairment in the digestive system. In a healthy individual, the lower esophageal sphincter (a term which stands for a ring of muscle that acts as a valve between the esophagus and the stomach) prevents gastric acids from flowing back into the esophagus.

SIDS is the leading cause of death among infants who are one month to one year old. Despite years of research and studies, SIDS is still unpredictable and largely unpreventable. SIDS is a classification that is used to describe a deceased infant. It is not a disease, nor can it be a diagnosis for a living baby.

Fire retardants are supposed to protect your baby in case of a fire, but they can also be very lethal. Fireplace accidents occur too frequently to be overlooked by safety-conscious parents. Don’t let your child become the next statistic.

Safety gates can help keep children away from stairs or rooms that have hazards in them. Look for safety gates that children cannot dislodge easily, but that adults can open and close without difficulty. Safe travel items for infants are the necessary things to be carried.

Gate closes nicely and tightly with a nice click reminiscent of the way a well designed car door shut. Gate swings open either way, No Would definitely buy again - we have two of them and are very pleased. Gates at the top of stairs should be the style that are attached to the wall. Chests of drawers should also be attached to the wall.

Car seat safety check. Is it properly installed?  

Parents and Caregivers should also be aware that furniture with movable parts, such as reclining chairs or daybeds can be hazardous if a child becomes stuck in moving pieces. All dangling ropes and cords, especially window blind cords, need to be shortened and/or tucked out of reach so babies cannot strangle themselves or pull heavy objects down upon themselves. Caregivers should run their hands over a crib and make sure there are no splinters, tiny pinching crevices, or sharp points. If a crib is a hand-me-down, make sure that lead paint was not used in one of the earlier layers of paint; lead paint was outlawed in baby furniture in 1974.

Baby safety products include baby safety table covers, baby safety gates and other baby safety products. Nothing is more important than baby safety. Baby safety products are needed from the ground up, so watch for issues with window blinds and table lamp cords as well. Read the rest of this post »

It’s heartbreaking… but a fact of every day life. Children disappear every day. In the U.S. alone 2,000 children go missing every day, according to the National Crime Information Center. That’s 1 every 40 seconds!

Some simply get lost and are found several heart-stopping hours later. Some are taken in a custody dispute. Others vanish at the hands of perverted strangers. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare.

Take the case of Elizabeth Smart. She was Kidnapped in her own home!The parents did absolutely nothing wrong whatsoever. It was a horrible crime that happened. Kids are not safe to play in their own yards or ride their bikes around the neighborhood, a luxury most all of us had as a child. It is our responsibility to protect our children, not the criminals.

Elizabeth Smart was snatched from her bedroom while her family lay sleeping. In the end she was found but not before it most certainly did serious life-long damage to her!

Police want to question Edmunds about the Smart kidnapping since he was reportedly spotted driving near the teenager’s home the day before she was abducted. The federal warrant–for unlawful flight to avoid confinement–was issued recently when investigators told a U.S. Police say there was no evidence of a vehicle and believe they left on foot.

There are 2 things parents can do before and after they child is kidnapped to help bring their child back home before their is any physical or mental damage done.
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Employee theft is one of the most pervasive problems faced by businesses today, and it continues to escalate at an estimated rate of 15 percent per year. This volume presents the first full-length guide to the alternatives available to companies seeking to reduce both the actual theft of tangible property and the profits lost through cheating on time cards and expense accounts. Theft is increasing due to the economy deteriorating. People are even stealing gas from gas stations and even parked cars due to skyrocketing gas prices!

Employee theft victims were less apt than non-victims to trust the police or have faith that the police could help. Businesses that experience employee theft are more apt to experience other types of victimization as well. Employee theft accounted for over 41% of inventory shrinkage, while only 35% was attributed to shoplifting (Mullen 1). A reason for this is because companies started to direct their attention to and have successfully reduced shoplifting.

Security experts say that as many as 30 percent of the average company’s employees do steal, and another 60 percent will steal if given a motive and opportunity. Some estimates indicate that more than $600 billion is stolen annually, or, roughly $4,500 per employee. Security control depends on what emphasis the security department places on theft, such as preventive measures. Security concerns also extend very specifically to our workplace and potential employees. Changes in today’s business, social, and political climates are creating a greater emphasis on the need for effective background checks of job candidates and current employees.

Employees can steal easily in many ways, with some examples being: not giving the customer a receipt and the correct change, giving back fictitious refunds, and pretending to ring up merchandise for friends. Prevention is key, but if employee theft is suspected make sure you have a good surveillance camera system, the the evidence and call the police.

Employment screening can go a long way in avoiding employment of thieves. A clearly stated policy on both theft and on the disposition of rejected or scrap product should reduce theft within your company.

Employing the services of an outside firm that specializes in Forensic Accounting is the only way to guarantee a swift and thorough resolution to a very difficult problem. Employee and Customer hotlines bring important issues to your attention in a timely manner that allows you to address problems and resolve them quickly and legally .

Employees handle your money. Employees handle your products. Employee dishonesty coverage provides protection against employee theft. Employee dishonesty coverage provides for losses of money, securities, and other property caused by theft or forgery of an employee of the insured, acting alone or in collusion with others. Employees can steal easily .

Employees define what is right and wrong regarding their behavior, and they can rationalize stealing from their employer in their own minds. Thieves normally view themselves as average people in a dishonest world where everyone is just trying to get ahead or to maintain what they have. Employers can identify theft patterns, workplace violence issues or previous sexual harassment problems and react accordingly. Addressing these issues before employment begins is much easier than attempting to correct a problem uncovered after the start of employment.

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