Hidden Video Recorders

All of these items are fully functional digital audio/video recorders with hidden cameras. These kind of devices are being produced in the millions in the Far East and most are available for less than £100. Be aware the threat landscape has shifted and what was once the realm of James Bond is now available on the high street. Checkout Maplin, Ebay or Amazon to see how prolific these devices are.

For a real eye-opener take a look at one of the manufacturers site. click here...

 

Right to privacy broken by a quarter of UK's public databases, says report

Pretty strong stuff but perhaps the first honest appraisal of our major databases. We are at the adolescence stage of our understanding of mass data storage and must maintain vigilance as we learn this process. If you loose your house keys you can always change your door lock. If we loose all our personal information (NI numbers, passport numbers, bank details, date of birth, place of birth, DNA, medical history, children's school info, criminal history etc) it is a bit harder to 'just fit a new lock'.

A quarter of all the largest public-sector database projects, including the ID cards register, are fundamentally flawed and clearly breach Europeandata protection and rights laws, according to a report published today.

Claiming to be the most comprehensive map so far of Britain's "database state", the report says that 11 of the 46 biggest schemes, including the national DNA database and the Contactpoint index of all children in England, should be given a "red light" and immediately scrapped or redesigned. more...