Surveillance has been around since centuries. When military generals planted Spies in enemy Camp; when shrewd businessmen gathered info on competitors when business/life partners started testing the loyalties of their partners.
leading to today's situations wherein technology plays an integral part, making it easy for almost anyone to become a Spy on the sky.
Miniature audio/video bugs, capable of unleashing info/personal harm in total contrast to its size. Capable of transmitting live audio/video, or recording in its internal memory; or live stream to smart phone anywhere in the world; or many more arms in its arsenal
For most corporate, info threat is related to IT, and they end up investing in multiple level firewalls; security update, anti-virus or other software/solutions. But largely forgotten is the "live info" leakage Vs the "passive info (IT/Computer info security)" leakage. Live transmission of audio and/or audio/video conversations, meetings, live(conversations & meetings) could wreak havoc on strategic meetings, conference, tender meetings, share market offerings or even intra-office gossip for that matter
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