On the subject of spy pen, here is another. This time a pen that allows what is written to become invisible with passing time. Traditionally these types of pens have been available as children’s spy gadgets, but this one is for adults or it could be used by anybody for that matter.

During the infamous cold war between the US and the USSR the KGB had developed this disappearing ink pen. Now this pen is available for sale in the US and anybody can buy it off the net. The pen writes like a normal pen, but what is written slowly disappears, leaving a blank sheet of paper. (more…)

Sometimes pen and paper are best to use – after all the written word endures though stuff that is written digitally may disappear due to failed or defective material. Disks, pen drives, microchips and other technologically advanced products sometimes do stop working for no reason.

And at times it just makes sense to write with pen and paper; it is fast and easy. But what happens if you don’t want anybody to read what you have written? Perhaps you are a covert operative passing on instructions. Perhaps you have a business plan which you don’t want others to read. Perhaps you have a secret blueprint that you don’t want to get into the wrong hands. Perhaps you have details of passwords, bank account information or other sensitive data which you want to keep safe from others, but accessible to you. (more…)

In two separate incidents the Ministry of Justice lost important and sensitive information. The first incident occurred when encrypted data of the MoJ staff on a memory stick (pen drive) was lost. A staff member lost the stick containing budget spreadsheets which had the names, national insurance and employee numbers of more than 1,500 MoJ staff.

Another instance involved the loss of a portable hard drive by IT supplier EDS containing data of 256 people. Unfortunately this had personal information about HM Prison Service staff and was being used to transfer data between systems. (more…)

If you are engaged in any activity where you don’t want to be tracked by anyone whether you are a covert operative or an ordinary person who doesn’t want anybody to know where you are at any given time, you should get hold of this short distance mobile jammer.

Nowadays it is extremely easy to track anybody through GPS as the mobile phone you carry sends out signals which connect to receivers of your service provider. These signals are what make it easy to keep tabs on you. (more…)

For covert surveillance recording, the turbo PIR motion sensor DVR hidden camera is a good bet. It is a total security system with a DVR, a built-in color camera, completely portable and wire free.

It can be used in the home, office, property or land or even a nanny camera. You can either use the motion detection function or scheduled time recording. Though it comes with a 1 GB SD card, its memory can be expanded to 32 GB. Though it comes with an AC adaptor jack, if you use 4 AA batteries, you can record up to 17 hours in stand-by mode or 12 hours of continuous recording if you use lithium-ion batteries. (more…)

Trust the Japanese to come out with something technologically new and yet old-fashioned in style. The Japanese hand-held fan is a typically Japanese invention with a fan made of bamboo, cloth and wood, cleverly hiding a 16 GB USB drive inside. (more…)

The Zippo lighter is an innocuous item which anybody (who is a smoker or pretends to be one) can easily carry without it being obvious. But under the lighter is a hidden camera which also has a colour and sound digital video recording system.

It is so simple to use that it has only one button to stop and start recording. The recordings are time and date stamped. And the covert camera can be charged via USB cable through your computer or laptop – two hours of charging gives one hour of recording. (more…)

With technological advancements, the curiosity factor has also increased as has a degree of paranoia given the rising crime rate as well the greater and easier exposure to all kinds of crime. As a parent it is your responsibility to see that your small or older children are safe; as an employer you need to enforce certain parameters for your employees. And since computers and the internet are preferred means of communication there are various devices which can enable you to do that more easily. (more…)