Thursday, May 17, 2012

Gareth Williams' Spy Troubles by Isaac Anguiano
The mysterious death alluding Gareth Williams, GCHQ code breaker, raises a lot of questions, but leaves many unanswered. Who was involved in his death? Was it a suicide or a homicide? Was his death linked to his work due to his private life? Why did MI6 wait so long to report him missing? According to sources his private life was bizarre. His wardrobe consisted of a myriad of women’s apparel, ranging from shoes to different clothing sizes, wigs, and makeup. He was also into many different sexual activities. According to his landlady “she and her husband had found him shouting for help, with his hands tied to his bedposts, three years before his death. He said he was seeing if he could get free. They cut him free, believing it ‘sexual rather than escapology.’” The way William’s was found in the bag could also have been some sort of “escapology” act or a sexual act of some sort, but one thing is for sure, he would have had to be alive in order to get in the bag. If he had been dead rigor mortis would have made it impossible to place him in the bag. Due to the fact that he would have had to be alive in order to be placed in such a manner in the bag, people speculate whether a third party was present in his flat at the moment Williams died. Inconclusive DNA evidence was also found on a crumpled paper towel in the kitchen and the fact that his body was decomposed severely makes it impossible to run any type of tests on him in order to check if he was drugged or not. His body had deteriorated due to the heat from the bag, but also due to the fact that his heater was on for reasons unknown during summer. [via BBC news]

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Do Spy Pens really work?

The short answer, YES. And they are really cool. If you want to get a taste of being a spy, spying or get your hands on really cool inexpensive spy equipment, then this is definitely the way to go.

Now, I know certain hidden cameras are more for retail use, trying to catch light-fingered employees with their hands in the till, but I couldn’t resist looking in the murky underworld of hidden spy cameras especially after trying out these spy pens.

To start with, the idea behind these cameras is to catch people in the act, doing things they’re not supposed to be doing. Many of these hidden spy cameras are incognito as everyday household items such as wall clocks, door bells, lambs, fire alarms, digital alarm clocks. You get the idea, something that you wouldn’t even think about twice if it was right in front of your face. The pen goes one step beyond because you can carry it with you and no one will suspect as much as if you were to carry your alarm clock with you.

Plain and simple, Pen spy cameras are cool. The pens do write by the way, just make you don’t leave it unattended as someone will pick it up, answer a couple of crossword puzzles and walk off with it in their top pocket. I bet this happens a lot with spy pens, so be careful. The best part is that they have an integrated DVR and plug right into your computer for uploading video content.
The other cool personal spy camera are the key-chain devices. They can look like are car key control but really they are recording devices complete with camera, camcorder, audio recorder with lots of memory that can be accessed by connecting the device to your PC. Really cool, and unless you’re at one of those parties where people mix there car keys in a bowl, chances are nobody will walk off with this spy gadget.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Spy Tech Tips - How to find your lost laptop or cell phone!

Every had the misfortune of losing your cell phone or laptop? Did you accidentally leave it somewhere or was is stolen from you? The real question is, where is it now and what are the chances of getting it back?

Well now you can have peace of mind using FREE apps that allow you to always know where your devices are via Wi-Fi and GPS tracking. 


Below are our list of Free Apps that we recommend: 

PREY           
The wonderful people in the Prey organization have made it quick and easy to set up all of your laptops and cell phones in one place.
Prey offers a free program intended to track your devices if they were ever to be missing or stolen. Once the app is set up, all you have to do is send a message to your computer or phone from another device and Prey will do the rest to send you reports, GPS location and even snapshots.

The setting and options provided are extensive, easy to follow and easy to understand. (www.preyproject.com )

FIND my iPHONE
Apple provides an app free of charge for iPhone users where they can track the location of their iPhone anytime via iCloud. This app allows you to log in from any computer and run some neat features which include locking your phone, deleting sensitive information and even displaying a message that reads something like "I think I left me phone behind, can you please call me at xxx-xxxx". 

What if your at home and simply can't find it? An added features allows you to play a sound that overrides any silent mode or low volume, allowing you to listen for your phone and quickly find it.

PLAN B
Ok, but what if you just lost your Android phone and need a solution NOW since you never installed a recovery app? No problem, you have Plan B which is available on the Android market and can be linked to your Google account. 

Plan B will download directly to your phone and then emails you to your Gmail account with its location, pretty cool.