// Core Service
A bug sweep is a systematic technical inspection of a space, a vehicle or a device to find covert surveillance equipment. We use the same methodology applied in government and corporate environments, and we tell you plainly what we find.
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A professional sweep is not someone walking around with a handheld detector from an online store. It is a layered technical process, because no single method finds everything.
A transmitting device is found by radio frequency analysis. A device that only records to internal memory emits nothing, so it is found by non linear junction detection, which identifies the semiconductors inside it regardless of whether it has power. A camera lens is found optically. A device drawing mains power inside a wall cavity is found thermally.
Each method covers what the others miss. Running all of them, in a defined order, across a defined scope, is what separates a professional sweep from a look around.
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Smoke detectors, USB chargers, power outlets, clocks, speakers and air purifiers are all sold with working cameras inside them. They function exactly as the real product does.
Devices that either stream audio live over the mobile network or record to internal storage for later collection. The recording type emits nothing while running.
Magnetic battery units that last weeks, hardwired units that run indefinitely, and Bluetooth tags dropped into a bag or under a seat.
Phones and computers with monitoring software installed, and accounts still sharing location or backing up to somebody else's cloud.
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The people who contact us fall into a few clear groups. Individuals concerned about their home, their car or their privacy. Businesses where commercially sensitive information appears to be leaving the building. Executives and high profile individuals whose residences and vehicles carry sensitive conversation. Event organisers securing a venue before proceedings. Government and defence requiring inspection to a documented standard.
We also work extensively with people experiencing domestic and family violence, where surveillance is used as a tool of coercive control, and with the services and legal teams supporting them.
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Cost depends on the size of the space, the number of rooms and vehicles in scope, and whether documentation is required to evidentiary standard. A residential sweep typically runs two to four hours. Commercial premises and multi room engagements are scoped individually.
We confirm the scope and the price before we attend. There are no call out surprises, and we do not sell detection equipment or ongoing contracts you do not need.
// FAQ
Tell us the property, the vehicle or the concern. We will scope it, price it and attend at a time that works for you.
Give us the basics and we will come back to you with scope, timing and a fixed price.