Wired has published a good old fashioned guide on the ancient art of setting up a wiretap. If you have never taped a phone line before, you will find that it is quite easy and rather inexpensive to do. Check out the article from Wired’s how-to Wiki
[via DIYhappy and BoingBoing]
Kibey at instructables has posted a simple how-to video on detecting pinhole spy cameras using a flashlight. Just another way to fight back against Big Brother’s surveillance tactics. Watch the video below.
This little security gadget that Engadget deems “genius” projects light like that of a television into a room to emulate someone watching tv. Now I am always looking for cooler and better security systems for when I am away from home, and this little guy priced around $49.95 almost lives up to Engadget’s label of “genius” however I must file this under slightly stupid for simply one reason. If it cost’s as much as a small TV, takes up the space of a small TV, It might as well BE a small TV. I’m sure it is more energy efficient however I don’t imagine a small TV requiring mass amounts of energy, plus one would get much more use from a small garage TV rather than a box of light. Nice try but this one just doesn’t make the cut in our book. Link….
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