Science of Spying Appliances

I hate spying, though I can accept that sometimes it can be useful. I can accept the surveillance on some places on appropriate ways but I cannot accept spying about my private life on any way.

Spying gadgets get smaller and smaller and it becomes harder and harder to notice them and I think some sort of regulation, limitation should be necessary in order to prevent the misuse that devices or hurt people's privacy with them.

The more such "privacy intrusive" (PI) devices are regulated, the deeper they go underground, beneath government's control. What government can do, however, is to require all companies to just declare their products without imposing any control on their manufacture or sale, and made known to the public. The public will then be aware that such products exist, and can take the necessary actions to protect themselves against such intrusions.

As a homeowner, I would like to have a video surveillance system around my house and in some common rooms to alert me of intruders when I'm away, but never mics or cams inside bedrooms.

This creates another set of industry, that of instruments that can detect and counter such devices, much like what the virus vs. anti-virus makers do. For all we know, such PI devices can come from one and the same manufacturer.

It's the price of technology. Tame it, or get swallowed by it.

Well having built such devices for the local law enforcement and being also their test guinea pig (unknown until 20-30 min) I can say finding out I was the test subject of my own work was quiet duanting (I always hated such devices) but that being said was for law enforcement and as such is and still are used for getting the bad guys, but I do think that even someone with a little knowledge could easily obtain/design bugs, and such become too easy to lose your privacy .. once i counted all the cameras on the way to work and noticed I was on camera for over 46 klm one way or bascially from the train station to the time I got into the office to which I was subjected to my own work (yes the boss would test such equipment) but audio only... So even most ppl dont realise you have no privacy in public enviorments those days are long gone... but your own home isnt off limits these days Ie nanny cams, so unless you go off the grid nearly impossible to say your not been watched opps forgot about google planet earth.