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Digital Surveillance: Tools of the Spy Trade [Preview]

Night-vision cameras, biometric sensors and other gadgets already give snoops access to private spaces. Coming soon: palm-size "bug-bots"















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  • DIGITAL STILL AND VIDEO CAMERAS fitted with large telephoto lenses make it possible for agents to discern the details of a faraway scene. An operative wielding a telephoto camera can read a newspaper headline (and, perhaps, subheads) from a football field’s length away.

  • This article was originally published with the title Tools of the Spy Trade.



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  1. 1. spyphone-guy 04:32 AM 7/3/10

    i have found another interesting resource http://www.spyphonetap.com for digital Surveillance, hope everyone would also like it and plz do comment your reviews about all the Surveillance products which you liked the most.

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  2. 2. eyespychina007 10:11 AM 10/10/10

    i have found another interesting resource too http://www.eyespychina.com for digital Surveillance, hope everyone would also like it and plz do comment your reviews about all the Surveillance products which you liked the most.

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