New Product - The Alarm Clock WiFi Camera

WiFi Clock Camera

Over the years, we have always offered some kind of clock among the ever changing variety of hidden cameras. These are one of the most useful cameras for numerous locations. Originally, they were just a wireless video camera, and you would have a seperate VCR recording the video. Then they evolved into self contained DVR/Camera that could record for a few hours. Today they even have a built-in WiFi modem, so you can stream the video anywhere in the world, because it can connect to the internet. All this inside a standard alarm clock you can just place on a table or shelf.

We have had a customer place one of these clock cameras in an office to monitor who was snooping through his desk. Sure enough, a coworker was caught sneaking in and trying to steal any information that would be useful to his own career.

Another customer placed a clock camera in her mother’s room at a long-term care facility. The mother suffered from dementia, so it was difficult to tell what she was complaining about, but something strange was upsetting her. So many others have used cameras for similar scenarios. In this case, the customer discovered one particular care worker was trying to acquire infromation about the mother’s credit cards and bank accounts, likely for some type of identity theft.

As you can tell from these stories, there are a wide range of applications in which a clock camera can be helpful. The newest model even has alerts for motion detection. You can check a recording or live stream, to see remotely what goes on at the camera location. You can use the camera to protect your home or property, you can use it for a “Nanny Cam” or you can use it to compile video evidence you need to document.

Find out if your own problem could be solved by Spytech products.

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The Truth About Detecting GPS Vehicle Trackers

The most common inquiry we hear at Spytech these days is, “How can I find out if there is a GPS tracker on my vehicle?” The answer really depends on a few different factors, of course, so let’s examine those:

Types of GPS trackers

• Passive Trackers

First of all, there are passive GPS trackers that simply record their location and don’t send out any information to anybody. These are not very popular any more these days, because people enjoy instant gratification, and these trackers require you to wait for a few days, and then retrieve the unit to view the data. Think of them like a tape recorder. Instead of sound, the unit just records your location, but the recording cannot be accessed until someone gets the unit back and plays back the data. These passive trackers are impossible to detect with any electronic detectors because they simply don’t give off any kind of signal.

• Active Trackers

These are the most modern trackers that people prefer today. These devices don’t just record their location while they are driving around, but they can also be viewed live on some kind of tracking app, by the person that is tracking you. They would see you as an icon on a map. Usually the user can also see maps of several days into past history, and the device can send alerts to tell that person when you start moving, or if you go to a certain place on the map, all depending on the type of service the tracker is using. Let’s not get too much into the features since there are hundreds of different models out there.

The point is, these Active Trackers all have something in common, they have to communicate with the user to make all this data available to them. The signal they use is some kind of GSM, 3G, 4G LTE mobile data network signal. A fairly decent “bug” detector would be able to detect this signal. Sounds easy right? Well unfortunately, there are so many variables effecting the results, that we can’t even recommend using a detector to search for trackers. The success rate is too low to be considered “reliable”.

• Other Trackers

One reason people may never find a tracker is because they are simply looking for the wrong thing. Maybe you have searched every inch of your vehicle, and there really is nothing there, but it turns out your smartphone has been infected with some kind of spyware. There are also prehistoric non-GPS Trackers people used back in the 80s to track vehicles. Luckily those are easily detectable with any bug detector, because their signal is much more powerful than any modern trackers. Besides, those arcane trackers were almost impossible to use, so you would never see one today. Another tracking technique is “following”. Just like in the movies, an investigator might tail a car visually, and then report the location to the client. There is no machine to detect this, it’s more the type of thing you would have to notice.

Anti-Tracking Techniques

• Bug Detector

Pretty much any bug detector can locate an Active GPS Tracker, under the right conditions. Immediately you can rule out being able to detect Passive Trackers with this technique. Also, if you are driving around with a detector you will see it going crazy almost all the time, since there are thousands of wireless signals all over the place. For example, it could be set it off by any bluetooth, mobile phones, transit vehicle, taxi radio, cell towers, radio stations, smart devices, etc. Basically the detector will be beeping constantly. How would you ever know if the detector is indicating your car has a GPS?

Obviously, the only way to get reliable detection, is to eliminate all other interference signals. You may have to take a trip out into the country, and at least try to be out of sight of any cell towers, and a few feet away from any other vehicles or people. Turn off your own mobile devices before you start. Park in a place where you can safely walk around without worrying about traffic. Turn on the detector in the lower sensitivity setting (see the manual of whatever detector you are using). Walk around the car at about one metre distance, slowly, and look for any blips on the detector. If there is one, move closer to the car at that location and try to find the source by watching the detector’s signal strength display. If that first circle finds nothing, go around the car again, this time only a few inches away. Make one circle at waist height, and then another around the underside of the vehicle, since most trackers are stuck to the bottom with a magnet. Also check the inside, in case there is a tracker under your seat, in your dashboard, or in your trunk. If your detector keeps beeping everywhere, even away from the vehicle, then you should drive to a better location, there could just be some interference where you are, from some invisible RF source.

If you follow this advice you should detect any tracker that is actually active at the time. Keep in mind, if you found nothing, that doesn’t mean there is nothing! There could be a different type of tracker (see the above descriptions), or there could be an Active Tracker that is just in sleep mode, or maybe it just has a dead battery at the moment. We don’t recommend depending solely on a bug detector to confirm you are safe. If the detector does succeed, and you find the tracker that way, then all this effort was worth it. Since there is luck involved, you should always compliment this with the visual inspection.

• GPS Jammer

These devices are illegal in Canada and USA and we don’t offer any for sale. They effectively jam all GPS devices in the area, whether this is a tracker on your vehicle, an airport navigation system, emergency vehicle, or search and rescue device. We advise people never to use jammers because they can result in a heavy fine and are far from discrete.

• Visual Inspection

Whenever we have talked to a person that discovered a GPS tracker on their vehicle, they always used this technique. Usually they had their car at a garage for service, or an oil change, and the mechanic asked them if they were aware there was a tracker on their vehicle. The mechanic only found it because the person simply never looked for it.

There is not much to say about this technique, except you have to be thorough, and do some research so you know what common GPS trackers look like. Look under the vehicle and inside. This is the only way you can locate Passive Trackers, or Active Trackers that have been shut off (it is sometimes possible to shut them off remotely).

Other Options

There are also professional vehicle sweepers in most larger cities. Of course, someone with actual experience is going to have a lot better odds of finding a tracker on your vehicle, than you would yourself. You can search your area’s local listings for “counter surveillance” and there may be such a service available close to you.

As you can see from this guide, it is not all that easy to detect a well placed GPS tracker on your vehicle. Bug detectors can provide a win for you, but they are no guarantee, since so many trackers may not be sending a signal at the same time you are searching for them. Many devices are sold online as “GPS detectors” but they are really just normal bug detectors and have the same issues and advantages, as described above. At this time we have not seen any detectors on the market that do anything different. Feel free to contact us if you know of any.

Hopefully this information will clear up some of the confusion when searching for GPS trackers.

Good luck and happy spying!

New Products for 2020

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New 4G GPS Tracking Device

In Canada, our cellular network has already moved on from 2G coverage in most areas. This hasn’t prevented an unfortunate amount of 2G trackers from being sold across Canada. At Spytech, we try to stay up to date on the latest technology, so we are already offering the 4G Trackers. They have about one week battery life, small size and the latest technology to provide maximum location accuracy. Monthly fee is $15 USD/month to use with IOS/Android app, or any computer.

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New WiFi Clock Camera

This upgraded clock camera now has a higher video quality, thanks to a new chipset, and uses a new app. The new clock design is smaller than previous models. Motion activation, push notifications and all the typical DVR functions are still available. Many of our customers use clock cameras to provide video coverage for their valuables, catch trespassers entering their home, and monitoriing elderly relatives who use personal care workers.

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Cup Lid Camera

CA$195.00

New Cup Lid Camera

This is a battery powered, mobile surveillance camera. The battery life is about 3 hours, so the applications would be for specific conversations, or meetings, but the time would not be long enough to leave in a house for a few days. The cup should usually be size L (depending on the brand you use). Some of our customers have placed this camera in an office to record meetings, and a few people have used it as a hand-held hidden camera for conversations, because they required a longer battery than watch or keyfob cameras could accomodate.

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Bug Detector Pro 2.0

CA$179.95

New Bug Detector Pro

Almost the same as the previous Bug Detector Pro. The newest feature is that this updated model has both, the usual RF detection, and also Digital Data detection capability. Our tests have found that this is the best Bug Detector Pro at locating our own spy cameras and microphones. WiFi, RF and GSM signals can all be detected with the improved Bug Detector Pro.

Introducing some new products: WiFi Cameras

We are pleased to introduce two new cameras with the latest features and design improvements. Spytech researchers have been tested many new models for various types of applications, and these two have performed admirably. Several other models have failed and can be purchased elsewhere.

We are mentioning these together, because both of these cameras have very similar features as far as the surveillance functions. The main difference is that one of them is a tiny spy camera, and the other one is a cube clock/bluetooth speaker with a hidden camera inside. They can both be run together from the same app on your smartphone. Let’s take a closer look at each camera:

The WiFi Spy Camera

Sometimes our customers need a camera for an unusual location, or they want to try to hide a camera themselves, or maybe they simply can’t add any new items to the room they want to monitor. For those reasons we offer this WiFi Spy Camera. The key is that it is very small in size, which allows the customer to use it in a variety of ways, including hiding it among their existing items.

Ideally the camera would be hidden in a way that it can still be plugged into a 5V power source so it will never run out of power. If the location has no electricity, the camera can also be powered by any type of 5V power bank battery, which come in a variety of sizes. Smaller batteries are easier to hide but of course, the bigger they are, the longer they last.

If you are thinking about using this little device to create your own hidden camera, please keep in mind that the camera should have some ventilation to prevent overheating, so don’t completely wrap it in duct tape or something like that. Also, the actual lens is only a tiny pinhole, but if you need the night vision to work, you have to allow the whole front side of the camera to be uncovered. If your hiding place is too far from any power plug for the USB cable to reach, don’t worry because the cable is just a common “micro-USB” like many phones use, so you can buy almost any length of this type of cable that you may require.

WiFi Cube Clock Camera

Of course, when it comes to spy cameras, it is easier to simply buy a camera that is already hidden for you, like the several varieties on our website already. Now we also have this new cube clock. The digital clock displays the time and there is also a bluetooth speaker built-in for playing music. Customers have been putting this type of camera in different rooms in their home, on their office desks, or even some elders have used them in their care facilities, to gather evidence of theft or abuse.

The features, like all the other Wifi cameras, include motion activated recording, push notifications and live streaming through WiFi. Please note that this Cube Clock Camera has a fish-eye lens so it can see a very wide area. The cost of the 110° view is that you can see a wider area, but you can’t see quite as far as the standard 90° lens, the one you find in most other cameras. It is easy enough to aim the camera as you can watch the live feed on your phone to make sure the picture is the area you want.

New Product GPS Fleet Tracker

Great news for Canadians

Spytech is pleased to announce the addition of a GPS tracking device from a Canada-based company. The new GPS tracker has a 2-4 week battery life to minimize the need for recharging. It is housed in a weather resistent casing with a magnetic attachment. The built-in removal sensor can be used to alert the user about tampering. To actually operate this tracker, the user would require a service plan to activate it.

Monthly plan

There is a simple monthly plan for this device under the name “WhereSafe”. The service costs $12.99 per month or you can pre-purchase a year for $139.95. Location updates are at 2 minute intervals when the device is in motion, and every 8 hours if the device is parked. These are the features for this plan:

• App is free for 2 devices

• You can view history up to 48 hours

• Alerts for motion and tampering

• 2 minute updates while moving and 8 hours while inactive

• You can choose from IOS/Android devices or computer

• Check out WhereSafe website for terms and conditions…

You can also order a more expensive service plan with longer history, and the ability to generate more detailed, professional reports. This service is called “Trackem” and the price starts at about $19.95/month.

• Check out Trackem website for details…