Comments on: Is it possible to detect non-wireless video surveillance? http://idahoalarmandsecurity.com/is-it-possible-to-detect-non-wireless-video-surveillance.htm Idaho's Home Alarms & Security System Information Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:01:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: short_pale_n_ugly http://idahoalarmandsecurity.com/is-it-possible-to-detect-non-wireless-video-surveillance.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2182 short_pale_n_ugly Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:55:21 +0000 http://idahoalarmandsecurity.com/is-it-possible-to-detect-non-wireless-video-surveillance.htm#comment-2182 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TEMPEST That link says that current through a wire generates an electric field that can be intercepted. So not only can the field be detected, it can be read. This is called van eck phreaking. http://www.brickhousesecurity.com/sf-103.html Turn out the lights, hold a light right in front of your eye pointed away from you, look for lens glare. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TEMPEST
That link says that current through a wire generates an electric field that can be intercepted. So not only can the field be detected, it can be read. This is called van eck phreaking.

http://www.brickhousesecurity.com/sf-103.html
Turn out the lights, hold a light right in front of your eye pointed away from you, look for lens glare.

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