How secure are cellular conversations?

[zzap]

Did you ever think of installing an alarm on your door?? Even a cheep Radio Shack alarm will likely scare the shit out of them when they enter and warn you that it's been tripped while you were away... this way you will know someone with a key entered your place and it can only be them.

 

[Cobster]

What else can I do? I have a strong suspicion that these creeps are going into my apartment. Nothing is missing, that I know of- but they seem like real weirdo's and that worries me. Ew. I live in an apartment building, not a house.

not a whole lot but it would be some kind/form of invasion of privacy im assuming.

but if you're a tenant, it is legally their property. but im sure you're also protected somehow.

go to the police station and find out, youre best bet.

 

[Vanessa Valentine]

V. why dont you just buy a second lock. Surely your landlord wont mind you installing another lock

That's a fire hazzard (not giving them a key...) and illegal for that reason...

 

[Esco!]

Ok. V.V., I have a logitech webcam and it hooks up to my PC and has a motion detector. It automatically starts rolling when someone enters the room. Very effective!!!!

Webcams like this cost about 60 bucks, so you cant go wrong!!!
You can even shut off the sound

 

[baci2004]

Instead of spending money set a simple trap on your door, that way you will know if anyone has entered your apartment. Sometimes its a simple thing like a matchstick at the bottom of the door, something you can visibly see if anyone has opened your door.

sprinkle some flour....and look for the little footprints lol.

 

[Vanessa Valentine]

I would want to use some form of security that is admissible in a court of law. If the perv's are entering my apartment, I'd want to have real evidence.

 

[stang]

Oh yeah lets not forget about baby monitors that just about everyone’s using these days. Just scan 49.00MHz to 49.99MHz and you will pick them up.... man talk about bugging your whole home and not even really knowing..... those Fisher Price monitors put out a good strong signal that a scanner can pick up way down the road... not only that I could pin point the home where the signal was coming from. Baby Monitors are one of the worst invasion of privacy!

LOL, I'd forgot about those too. Used to hear a couple of my neighbours homes like that.
My favs were the airport frequencies and the emergency services stuff. But the cops went to trunked systems and that made it more difficult.
I actually had a published book listing all the licensed frequencies and the companies who used them. Made it easy to hear what the staff were up to at different places like Skydome, Wonderland, U of T, etc etc....

 

[ThirtySeven]

While we're on the topic...

FYI: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.12/phreakers.html

 

[zzap]

LOL, I'd forgot about those too. Used to hear a couple of my neighbours homes like that.
My favs were the airport frequencies and the emergency services stuff. But the cops went to trunked systems and that made it more difficult.
I actually had a published book listing all the licensed frequencies and the companies who used them. Made it easy to hear what the staff were up to at different places like Skydome, Wonderland, U of T, etc etc....

Yeah I had that book too... it was called something like "Haruteq" ?

But who needs books anymore.... now with the net you can find everything online for free. http://www.scannercentre.8m.com/toronto.html

 

[Esco!]

Holy shit, zzap!!! Thats scary!!!!

Any idea what the frequency of undercover cops is???

 

[zzap]

Holy shit, zzap!!! Thats scary!!!!

Any idea what the frequency of undercover cops is???

I use to love to listen in on metro morality squad when they would be doing hooker sweeps. There was this girl cop that was working undercover as a hooker and she had this sexy as can be voice. She must have been real hot looking too from the sounds of it. The poor guys she would bait in I'm sure had no idea she was really a cop until it was too late!.

Look in that list for frequencies under.....

TORONTO POLICE DEPT. INTELLIGENCE
TORONTO POLICE DEPT. INVESTIGATION
TORONTO POLICE DEPT. MSS INVESTIGATIVE
TORONTO POLICE DEPT. SURVEILLANCE
TORONTO POLICE DEPT. DETECTIVES

they use alot of different channels.

 

[Vanessa Valentine]

Thank you for the advice! I've actually met another lady who lives in my building with the same concerns. We have little meetings in the laundry room, and discuss our options while we fold our un-mentionables...

Lol.

 

[Esco!]

The webcam with motion detector software is the best bet.

Cheap, disguised in plain sight and easily checked for activity. make sure you have a screen saver with passowrd activated so they can't snoop on your computer.

So, buy an inexpensive web cam and put it on top of your computer monitor.

Put some "bait" like panties, sexy pictures of yourself, or something else that they should not be touching etc in plain sight but partially covered directly in the view of the webcam.

Get the guy coming in a few times to prove that he is doing so with criminal intent and not entering your place because of an emergency (the only reason he can enter your residence without notice) .

Go to the police, the landlord (owner of the building) and your civil lawyer (in that order) with your evidence.

INSIST that the police investigate the possibility of other victims in your building and insist that he be charged.

Get your lawyer to sue the landlord also.

Rubbie is 100% right. My webcam comes with a password so noone can come in and erase it

I actually leave it on EVERY time I'm out the door so my place is always safe

Cant wait to catch someone, actually

 

[zzap]

has a nice site with all the different cameras you can get.

http://www.pimall.com/nais/e.menu-b.html


here is a Canadian site with some good stuff and info.

http://www.canvidcam.com/1024/main.htm

 

[Esco!]

zzap, please dont move into my building