as this is from a german spyshop, the site is german but there is a short english description on the bottom of the page.
any experiences with that kind of bug? anybody who has a spare one? Mark? i would win that contest
imagine this sweet thing built into a hotel room phone ...
I have seen similar devices that used the power from the phone or external battery... but were only transmitters (meaning you would have to be within 50 feet or so with a radio receiver and recorder) for about $20-50(US), thought about buying one.. but decided against it.
I would almost consider this device if I knew they offered instructions in english as well... as this is one of those things that would offer YEARS of payoff material (intall in just one hotel phone and call each night...woohoo)
Too bad they will NEVER offer this in the US (legal issues and whatnot). I'll have to keep an eye out though.. Actually.. come to think of it... if I just bought one... probably wouldn't be that hard to duplicate once you figure out the configuration... hmmm. Something to think about I guess.
i did some more research on this and found that the bug is called infinity transmitter in the usa. if you google these words you get lots of results of which some seem to be interesting. some examples follow (did not make it through the whole list yet):
I've seen software around that lets you do a similar thing with symbian series 60 and series 80 mobiles, theres some that can capture video too or regular snaps i think.
Of course its not as well hidden as this, depends on things like your mobile battery too, and i'm not sure leaving a phone as expensive as a decent symbian-based one around in strange places would be a good idea, but it is a shit load cheaper.
The only thing thats stopped me from going this route is that i know my curiosity would get the better of me, i'd leave my phone in stupid places and it'd get nicked, but for someone who wanted to maybe spy on a roomie or a partner etc etc...
sc0tt-uk
i tend to say, different devices for different situations. i have been thinking about that mobile solution too, but the harmonium or infinity transmitter seems to be absolutely perfect for what i call an audio voyeur´s dream. as yeppie L. king once said, i have a dream ... of having a hotel room under my ears control ... listening into the room from anywhere anytime ...
ylk
yeppie wrote:i did some more research on this and found that the bug is called infinity transmitter in the usa. if you google these words you get lots of results of which some seem to be interesting. some examples follow (did not make it through the whole list yet):
Sounds interesting, Yeppie, but I don't see an explanation of where the second phone line used to enable the device is obtained?
"An infinity transmitter is a device which is installed in the target area utilizing a telephone line to transmit the room audio out. Called from a remote telephone, and activated with a tone signal. This type of device operates independent of the telephone instrument and typically requires its own telephone line. As it is not connected to any telephones within the target area, it would not ring and alert the target."
Twisted Evil lhn
There are at least two different kind of bugs that are called "infinity transmitter" (it). both can be called from any phone.
the one that you referred to is a stand-alone utility that can has it´s own mobile phone card installed so that it works like a one-way phone itself.
the other type has to be installed into a phone and gets activated by calling this phone in combination with a special code that has to be dialed. this was the one I mentioned.
Sort of, Yeppie. What happens when the number is called, I wonder. Does the special code keep it from ringing? Is the phone still usable while the audio is being sent?
lhn, as i´m far from doing illegal things i don´t have any experience using devices like the it. i only have the feeling that it would work well under certain circumstances.
yeppie wrote:lhn, as i´m far from doing illegal things i don´t have any experience using devices like the it. i only have the feeling that it would work well under certain circumstances.
Of course! I am really more curious from an intellectual standpoint as to how this could be used for more sinister purposes. Do you suppose such devices could be detected with common electronic sweepers?
I read the other day of flying nano-machines being utilized by special forces types. They are supposed to be less than the size of a fly and having good resolution. We seem to be involved in a struggle for data privacy today...things have not been going well in that department, in this part of the world lately.
lhn
Sorry to disappoint all you budding James Bonds out there...but...
Changes in the electronics of most U.S.-based phone systems makes the infinity transmitter worthless. Unless the telephone system is pre-digital (only about 15% of U.S. telephone systems fall into this category), an infinity device will not function. I'm not a telephone engineer, so don't ask me to explain why. I don't myself understand the reasons, but I do know that most infinity transmitters are worthless in the U.S.A. Not to mention completely illegal.
For my friends not living in North America, you should know that Americans are now living under a type of facism. Our personal liberties are being stripped from us faster than you can say, "Homeland Security." Or should I say... "Fatherland Security?" I wish I had one tenth the cool gear currently being used by the C.I.A./F.B.I./N.S.A./D.H.S. and military intelligence organizations here.
If any American were to take these discussions here on SSL literally and tried to bug a hotel room, he would be in big trouble. Let's just take a reality check for a minute:
Activity = Criminal offense.
1. Auteur (audio voyeur) listens outside a hotel room with electronic device =
Criminal trespass and possibly some offense related to eavesdropping
2. Auteur installs infinity device in hotel room =
Criminal trespass, vandalism, destruction of private property, privacy infringement. Now we're starting to look at real prison time.
3. Auteur plants some sort of permanent bug in property owned by him (landlord, for instance) and then bugs unwilling subject. =
I don't remember the name of the crime, but a pal of mine did two years for just such an offense. You should have heard the audio he got before being arrested, though! Wow! 19 year-old coke head getting done by three other people...very hot. Sadly, all recordings were confiscated as evidence.
So... be very careful what you do in this regard.
Now, does anybody have good information on through-the-wall spike microphones?
