Tuesday, August 30, 2011

SpyCam Story #621 - ...and he's still not jaded.

Australia - Hidden cameras in change rooms and toilets are far more common than people realize and advances in technology have made them so small that they are virtually impossible to detect, a Sydney counter-surveillance expert said.

Organizations are typically oblivious to the presence of hidden cameras and, on the odd occasions they do find them, are reluctant to come forward to police for fear of reputational damage, said Julian Claxton, a surveillance expert whose company, Jayde Consulting, conducts sweeps for recording devices.

Just this year, Claxton has investigated two instances in Sydney, one involving a hidden camera in the change room of a Sydney private school and another involving a camera placed in the toilet of a building in Haymarket. (more)