Postal Worker Found Dead In Trash Was Slain (sfgate.com)

The mystery surrounding the case of a lifelong post office employee who vanished at work and turned up dead at a dump hours later deepened Tuesday when Hayward police said she had been slain. more

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PJL 16th June 2010

Defeat Those Listening Devices Using The Portable Noise Generator

On many occasions we visit a client's premises to assist with the detection of listening devices. Often a client will have a small office or living area that can be protected by a Portable Noise Generator - PNG 200.

The Portable Noise Generator is designed as a portable noise generating unit that can be used in a variety of ways for voice band noise masking.

The noise generated by the Portable Noise Generator masks voice audio from listening devices. The Portable Noise Generator is designed to reduce the effectiveness of eavesdropping devices such as microphones and tape recorders.

With Technical Surveillance Counter-Measure services being ideal to secure a meeting room, boardroom or CEO's office, it is still as important to have longer term plans on confidentiality of those high risk communication areas.

Multiple Portable Noise Generator units can be set up in concert to provide voice band noise masking of larger areas in any environment.

The Portable Noise Generator can be mounted to smooth surfaces using suction cups or simply placed in an area that potential eavesdropping devices may be present.

The Portable Noise Generator is robust counter surveillance equipment and is our businesses personal choice for protection of those areas that needs a portable solution for eavesdropping risk management.

The equipment runs from two 9 volt batteries as well as 120- 240 volts AC power. The Portable Noise Generator is small enough to be carried in a jacket or coat pocket and used for personal protection while you are on the move. The Portable Noise Generator can be packed into a suitcase or travel bag for use in a business traveller's office environment.

With such flexibility in portable eavesdropping protection, the Portable Noise Generator is our recommended choice of equipment for customers and clients with on the move confidentiality demands.

PNG-200 Advantages

• Optimized voiceband noise masking for acoustic interference against listening devices. (Acoustic noise is tailored to voice frequencies).
• Mounts easily to windows using suction cup (included) to defeat the high tech laser threats.
• Mounts easily to walls for protection against listening devices that rely on acoustic leakage (ie. contact mics, spike mics, human ear).
• Portable: Can be carried easily in coat pocket. Multiple units fit easily in a briefcase.
• Stylish anodized aluminum construction designed for ruggedness and portability

Specifications:

• Size: 5.38x3.38x1.25 inches (13.6x8.59x3.18 mm)
• Weight: 12 oz. (340.2 g)
• Audio Frequency Range: 300Hz - 3KHz
• Output Sound Level: MAX 92 dB @ 4 ft.
• Power: two 9 volt alkaline batteries or AC transformer (120 or 240 VAC)
• Battery Life: typically 7 hrs. at 1/2 level; 2 hrs. at full level.
• Includes: Carrying case, AC transformer, and suction cup window/wall mounting kit.

Portable Noise Generator PNG 2000


PJL 15th June 2010

CIA Studied Why People Steal Secrets (washingtonpost.com)

Officials and others pondering why U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning allegedly leaked reams of classified documents to Wikileaks need look no further than a 20-year-old CIA study on moles. more

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PJL 14th June 2010

Google Maps for Mobile

Google Maps for Mobile is a useful investigative tool for those investigators in the field on a regular basis.

Google Maps for Mobile is compatible with Blackberry, iPhone & Nokia S60 cell phones etc...

If you are in the field and needing traffic views Google Maps on your mobile provides real time traffic view.

You can view street level imagery with the street view feature. Satellite view allows viewing the landscape. This is a useful tool for surveillance planning and operations.

Google Maps for Mobile shows a user's location. We found this feature to be accurate within 5 metres of a person's location.

There are many features including business listings, navigation, biking directions, transit directions and even the buzz feature to allow you to find out what is happening nearby.

View more information via the web site link below and download your free Google Maps for Mobile program to your compatible mobile cell phone.





Google Maps for Mobile

PJL 14th June 2010

Govt Wants ISPs To Record Browsing History (zdnet.com.au)

Companies who provide customers with a connection to the internet may soon have to retain subscriber's private web browsing history for law enforcement to examine when requested, a move which has been widely criticised by industry insiders.  

By Ben Grubb, ZDNet.com.au

The Attorney-General's Department yesterday confirmed to ZDNet Australia that it had been in discussions with industry on implementing a data retention regime in Australia. Such a regime would require companies providing internet access to log and retain customer's private web browsing history for a certain period of time for law enforcement to access when needed.

Currently, companies that provide customers with a connection to the internet don't retain or log subscriber's private web browsing history unless they are given an interception warrant by law enforcement, usually approved by a judge. It is only then that companies can legally begin tapping a customer's internet connection.

In March 2006, the European Union formally adopted its data retention directive (PDF), a directive which the Australian Government said it wished to use as an example if it implemented such a regime.

"The Attorney-General's Department has been looking at the European Directive on Data Retention, to consider whether such a regime is appropriate within Australia's law enforcement and security context," a statement from the Attorney-General's Department to ZDNet Australia said yesterday. "It has consulted broadly with the telecommunications industry."

The EU regime requires that the communications providers from certain EU member states retain necessary data as specified in the Directive for a period of between six and 24 months.

One internet service provider (ISP) source told ZDNet Australia that the Australian regime, if implemented, could go as far as recording each URL a customer visited and all emails.

That source said such a regime "would be scary and very expensive".

Another industry source said Australians should "be very f***ing afraid".

They said the regime being considered by the Australian Government could see data held for much longer than EU Directive time of 24 months — it would be more like five or ten years.

"They seem quite intent [on implementing the regime] and they keep throwing up the words 'terrorism' and 'paedophiles'," the source said. "We're talking browsing history and emails, way beyond what I would consider to be normal SMS, retaining full browsing history and everything."

Internet Industry Association (IIA) chief executive officer (CEO) Peter Coroneos also confirmed that the industry was having discussions with the Attorney-General's Department.

"There has been some preliminary discussions with the Attorney-General's Department about a proposal for a data retention regime in Australia, but I think those discussions are at a very early stage," Coroneos said. He said the IIA hadn't "seen any firm proposals yet from the government".

"It's more along the lines of [the Attorney-General's Department asking] 'What do you see the issues of being if we were to move to a position similar to the EU'," he said.

"But as I say, there wouldn't be any intention, I wouldn't think, to move to any policy position on this unless there was a full public debate about the proposal."

If the idea were to move to a more "serious proposal", Coroneos said the IIA's view would be "to engage not only with the industry but also the community in a proper discussion".

Electronic Frontier Australia (EFA) chair Colin Jacobs said the regime was "a step too far".

"At some point data retention laws can be reasonable, but highly-personal information such as browsing history is a step too far," Jacobs said. "You can't treat everybody like a criminal. That would be like tapping people's phones before they are suspected of doing any crime."

He added that browser history could reveal all sorts of personal information. "And furthermore, the way the internet works, it's a huge amount of data to be kept and it requires some snooping on the part of the ISPs into which [web] pages people are looking at."

In February, the senate passed a Bill allowing ISP's to intercept traffic as part of "network protection activities". According to an ISP source, it's likely another Bill would be required for a data retention regime to be implemented.

"It is likely that new legislation will be required to put any [data retention] obligations in place," the source said. "It seems to be early days yet, and we have an election looming, which means there will be some time required to get any new law in place."

PJL 12th June 2010
                                                                                         

I Spy With My Liiiiittle Eye: When Does Research End and Industrial Espionage Begin? (law.com)

There's a fine line between spying on the competition and researching the competition. Going to a trade show or posing as a customer is one thing. Stealing product information like Julia Roberts or Clive Owen in the movie Duplicity is something else entirely. more

PJL 11th June 2010

Creepy" Crime: Trying to Put Spying Eye on Ex (nbcdfw.com)

A man broke into a Carrollton home on Tuesday and tried to secretly install hidden cameras to spy on his former wife and her current boyfriend, police said. more 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PJL 10th June 2010