October a Frightful Month for Personal Privacy

This past October we had three major cases involving hidden cameras and listening devices. Unfortunately, it's only the beginning of the wave to come as millions of hidden cameras continue to stream onto the market.

(PRWEB) November 2, 2005 -- It's too bad we only get to dress up for one day of the year. Halloween offers us a perfect excuse to find temporary shelter from privacy invasion. Problem is, what do we do for the rest of the year with the millions upon millions of hidden cameras amongst us?

The good thing is that awareness is finally starting to emerge as high-profile cases make the news. In October alone we had Kate Moss captured on video by a person wearing a hidden camera. We had the Nicole Kidman case where a listening device had been planted near her driveway. Perhaps the scariest of all, we had the UFJ situation in Japan where culprits put hidden cameras in the pamphlet boxes at ATMs so they could watch every button push of unsuspecting customers.

According to Randall Mitchum, CEO of the hidden camera detection company Peep Sweep, fear can be a good thing. "I'm certainly afraid, and if it takes cases like these to make others weary of the situation, then I'd say fear can only help. There's a need for all of us to confront the issue so we can deal with it in our homes, at work and in public places."

The cameras are hitting the market at a breakneck pace and they are getting cheaper and better with each new generation. Mr. Mitchum continued, "There are probably 50 million cameras on the market right now and at the pace we're going, we might wake up five years from now with a billion cameras around us hidden in everything from clothing to food."

Hidden cameras are already in the pie. If you've seen the trailers for American Pie 4, then you know that the storyline revolves around plenty of hidden cameras - at band camp no less.

Cameras have become so simple to set up and widely accessible that we have to assume everyone's got one and they are pointing it somewhere. "We have finally made the home stretch from seeing hidden cameras used by the Bonds to catch intriguing adversaries to seeing them used by the Stiflers to make girls gone wild movies, but it's a good thing. Anything that raises awareness has to be seen as positive at this point." said Mr. Mitchum.

You can learn more about hidden camera detection and the industry in general by visiting the Peep Sweep website at http://www.peepsweep.com.

About Peep Sweep

Peep Sweep offers hidden camera detection services for both homes and businesses starting at $29. Peep Sweep also provides training and consulting to develop comprehensive detection and awareness programs. Peep Sweep uses a combination of high-tech detection equipment and a thorough sweep methodology to find hidden cameras. Peep Sweep is actively recruiting dealers throughout the U.S. to join its growing business.

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