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How can I tell if there are hidden cameras in my house? Our landlord seems kind of not trustworthy to me. I'm guessing if there are hidden cameras it's in the smoke detectors and/or bathroom vent/fan. The problem is all the smoke detectors are rediculisly high up. It takes me standing on a stool ontop of an armoire to just barely reach it with my arms. No way I can look inside it. I took the batterys out sevral months ago because it was going dead and the constant beeping was driving me insane. the little green light is still on though. I'm not sure if that's normal, but you'd think once the batery was out it wouldn't keep the light on. Theres a smoke alarm in both bedrooms and the living room. It would be easy to see just about everything in the rooms if there where cameras in there and I just got a creepy feeling from the smoke detector in my room the first night I stayed here. (We've lived here for 1 & 1/2 years.) Now the bathroom vent/fan is on the wall (Too high to reach or look in) right in the shower. I've never lived anywhere with it above the tub. It would be perfect for some creep to put a hidden camera in there. >_< Ugh it's really creeping me out! I've suspected for no real reason hidden cameras since the first day living here but just ignored it thinking I was being paranoid. But i just can't get it out of my mind lately...
If I find one what can I do? What are the laws for that in Alaska? | With respect to privacy, the US Supreme Court has ruled that it is illegal for a party to install hidden cameras in places where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy. In the workplace, this is the restrooms. For domiciles, this is the ENTIRE unit, whether apartment, condominium, or townhouse.
So if you do hire a private investigator to do a bug sweep, and such devices are found, as one respondent suggests, contact the police immediately. He's violating your privacy (called "invasion of privacy" by the courts), and can be prosecuted. | Where to hide my hidden camera? I need to place a camera in my bedroom to make sure the cleaning lady is not taking anything. Things always seem to be misplaced, moved, missing, etc. I have a tiny wireless spy camera that runs on a 9Volt battery. Here is the link to it,www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BL1N54/102-0620414-7549762
i have to make sure she won't see it since she cleans everywhere. I was thinking on top of the curtain rod (place the battery clip behind it and have the pinhole barely showing. I having real trouble. If anyone knows of a really good place where she would least suspect it I would appreciate it. | Well, I suppose you know that camera doesn't record at least the receptor is connected to a vcr or to a Tv if you are going to be watching it.
Do some testing first, to see if nothing interfere.
Marcelo | Rephrasing question, What do I do? I need real answers!? I just found out recently that my husband has a secret email account. When I asked him about it he told me it was for survey's or telemarketing survey's. Something told me he was hiding something so I decided to check it out and by some miracle I guessed the right password. I found out that he has been taking pics of me coming out of the shower, dressing, etc... without telling me. I had no idea, he must have had some hidden camera in our bathroom and bedroom. Then to make it worse he has been posting my pics on Voyeur websites where other men have done the same things to their wives. He has also swapped my photos with hundreds of different men. I am in total shock here! We have been somewhat a happy, normal couple for the past 7 years, we have guyren together. I don't know how to confront him on this. I don't know what to do. I also want to know if this is illegal? Please help? | | Wow. Either you have to become a saint and forgive this guy while making him stop doing what he is doing or leave him. That is a complete violation of privacy and the sanction of marriage. I do believe it is a crime technically but I don't think any law enforcer would work hard to press the charges. | Can you be delusional if you know they are delusions? I know this sounds weird but I sometimes feel as though there are hidden cameras in my bedroom, and also I believe there are people reading my thoughts or watching me from above somehow. Not all the time, but sometimes.
I have heard people who are delusional do not know it, but I am in two minds because on one hand it is illogical, but on the other I still believe it and am scared to tell my psychiatrist incase something happens..
I don't know if this makes sense..
Just, can you have delusions if you know it might not be real, but still believe it? | Very fascinating point you raise. The film Beautiful Mind starring Russel Crowe was based on the life of mathematician John Nash. He was able to work out that he was schizophrenic only because the characters he imagined never grew any older - hence he worked out they were not real. He was then able to mitigate their influence upon him.
Talk to your psychiatrist - what harm can come of it? | Is my friend mentally ill? What can I do for him? john is a good friend of mine, but I think there's something wrong with him. He likes a girl who is his friend, and she doesnt like him back. He suffers cause he's constantly afraid of losing her as a friend. He doesnt love her anymore, but she doesnt believe him and she's mad at him, somehow.
Mad at him cause in a period of 2 months or so, sometimes he accused her of things she would never do to him, such as avoiding him, doing things referred to him, doing things to hurt him. He would start to attack her verbally, accusing her of things and even when she proved that those things were not true and that she would never do anything to hurt him he continued to support his own beliefs, while being very paranoid and playing the victim. But then, after a while, it's like he woke up, understanding that what he did was not right and wondering how he could accuse her....cause he never thought bad things about her, he's always appreciated her and loved her, yet now he was accusing and attacking her.
"It was like waking up and being confused after a bad nightmare, or it's like another person possessed me and controlled me and then when it left, I was back to normality" he said to me one day. He feels very guilty after these episodes, it happened 3 times and now she's tired of this. He would like to explain this to her one day but he fears she won't believe him or find that it's just an excuse, but he blames himself and he's being killed by self-blaming.
Similar episodes happened 3 years ago, when he loved a girl....he was sure she liked him even after she told him clearly that she will never like him. He thought she gave her hidden hints, and that his friend was with her secretely and they were making a conspiracy, something like that.
Now, he feels very sorry and hopes she will forgive him. But he's desperate and very afraid of losing her. How can I help?
Oh, he is 17, 18 in May, and he's got obsessive-compulsive disorder. I'm afraid he's psychotic. He suffered from hallucinations when he was about 12-13 or maybe they were supernatural events, he still doesnt know. He used to have recurrent nightmares involving dead people, and he smelled a strong smell for two nights, as if somethng was burning, but then he got up and checked the house and nothing was burning and when he turned the lights on the smell went away. He used to be very very very paranoid, thinking that people would spy on him or read his diary, thinking hidden cameras were in his bedroom (and he still checks for them today) and that everyone could hurt him, his parents included. He used to hear noises at night like someone was punching on the walls but when he woke his bro up he didn't hear them anymore....and if they were real, his bro would hear them,too, cause those noises were very strong, he says, and if they were real his family would wake up and hear.
He also had delusions about mirrors and he was under therapy of a psychologist for one year, where he improved cause he started to hang out with people and be less paranoid in general.
But he's got problems now, too | he needs to grow up. maybe someone is feeding his fantasies.
plus love hurts | This is going to sound super weird? I read this about filming in plpaces where privacy is expected
"The motivation for covert video monitoring can make otherwise valid covert video monitoring in public areas illegal, or otherwise invalid covert video monitoring in private areas permissible. While there is wide latitude to covertly monitor in many settings, the covert video monitoring must not be done for an illegitimate reason. For example, the covert video monitoring cannot be for socially repugnant reasons, such as to harass, blackmail, or appeal to prurient interests. (Hernandez v. Hillsides, 47 Cal. 4th 272, 211 P.3d 1063 (Cal. 2009), California Penal Code ยง 647(j)). If the covert video monitoring is done for this type of reason, the covert monitor will face both criminal and civil liability. In contrast, covert video monitoring done for clearly legitimate reasons, such as to prevent or prove guy abuse, sexual assault and elder abuse would not run afoul of criminal or civil law even if the covert video monitoring occurs in an area where there is an otherwise reasonable expectation of privacy"
So, if scientists contact a parent, and they install hidden cameras in their adult sons bedroom/bathroom,all over the house,town,friends houses,friends bathrooms etc, making a tv show that involved heavy esp research would this be allowed to film them in private places?For instance, the tv show would contain information about, how esp would be made available to the public in awhile,how you can get into a persons mind,and automaticly program their every move (completely taking control over a persons life without their knowledge)demonstrating all sorts of points like, "we have this super technology and wars are still going on, gangs are still around etc, we need to change for everyones own saftey." All sorts of stuff, how we will be able to travel time easily (which has already been proven).
Idk if you have ever heard of songs talking about "The revolution" or "I heard it said that the revolution will be televised" etc.This is the show im talking about.Ushering the world into a new era.Would this be allowed without the person being filmeds consent?Or would it have to be while he is a minor?
For instance, do they 100% no way around it HAVE to have the now 18 year old sign a contract for the tv show, or could the consent his parents signed when he was a minor last until he was over 18?
Tennessee is a one part consent state to video recording, does that mean they need his consent or anyone appearing on the video (parents) can consent to it, even though they film him by himself in his room.
Would this be allowed by the article mentioned above when it comes to filming in places where there is reasonable expectation of privacy?Would this fall under misappropriation or commercial misappropriation?Seems how they would be using a live video of a guy without his knowledge or consent, even if it is a non-profit show they could be using it to get publicity or other forms of success.Basically is there anyway this would be illegal?
Real answers only please, no military responses or paranoia responses, just answers to the question please.thank you | | This all sounds like the Truman Show. Free Truman! | I'm afraid im going crazy.. Why is this happening? Hello everyone.. my name is Chelsea and I'm 16 years old.. Last year i was hospitalized for clinical depression, and nothing like this was happening at the time.. I still suffer from clinical depression, and am currently not receiving any help for it. Around the time November 2008, I started having small hallucinations, which have increased to more screwed up ****... Till this is the stuff I go threw.. (please bear with me.. I know this sounds absolutely crazy, which is why i havnt told anyone yet)
Lately I have had a substantial amount of difficulty distinguishing what is reality and what is my imagination. In other words if I have a dream and remember it, then a few days later I may think the dream actually happened. Also If I think a thought, then I may later believe that the thought is real. Example; If I was upset one day, and thought about what it might feel like to have my mother say she wan'ts me dead, than later I will actually be convinced that my mother told me she wanted me dead. It's as if my imagination creates a memory for me which I interperate it as real. So now it has been getting harder and harder to tell which is real, and which is my imagination.
I have had a increasing amound of Hallucinations, both visual and audio.
For visual hallucinations, I constantly see things moving in a wavey, expanding, getting closer, or getting farther away motion. Also there is times where I can see the whole room shaking, as if there is a earthquake occurring, and im the only one who can see it. Other things I see are objects moving. I can look at my computer chair and it will be facing in towards my desk, then it will slowly start turning to face me, and I am positioned behind it. But the weirdest visual hallucinations are those where I see people, I can see people in the corner of my eye, with a quick glance, but then when I turn to look again, they are gone. Other times, when my TV is turned off and my bedroom light is on, reflecting off the TV, I can see a mirrored image off my TV, ofcourse, but in this mirrored image there is always someone sitting behind me, on my bed. While I am sitting at my computer, it is very stranger and incredibly frightening.
For audio hallucinations, I hear things that aren't actually being said. Example; In class, I may hear the teacher say there is a test coming up. Then I will ask the people around me if the teacher said when the test was, and they would say that the teacher never said there is a test. Another thing is, it is almost as if I hear people's thoughts. Which is impossible I know, but it's just the best way to describe this. I can be looking at someone, who isn't speaking, but I can hear them talking to me, there voice is so real, yet there mouth doesn't move. The things they say are never pleasant. Things that would always upset someone. At times when I have just been upset by someone, and im alone in my room crying, (so when im really emotional) is the only time where I can hear a voice when no one is around. Crazy as it sounds, but yes a voice is in my head telling me to harm myself, trying to convice me and say just how worthless I really am.
Delusions are kicking in, I get into these moods where I feel watched and followed. (Does this happen to everyone?) For instance, Stuffed animals I have received as gifts I cannot keep out on my bed anymore, I am so convinced there there are hidden cameras in them, so I keep them in my desk drawers. I get under the impression that the people on TV can see me, and that photos on my walls watch me. I can never have my webcam plugged in 24/7 and facing me, because im afraid that someone at all times can see me threw it. And sometimes, I feel like the whole world can see me, that there watching me. Like I'm there experiment, they want to push me in everyway to see how I react and when I will snap.
I hate how crazy this all sounds, but this is what happens to me. and ****..
so please... does anyone know why is this happening... | Okay, I am going to give a few different points of views because I am like that. The first thing that popped into my mind when I read this was schizophrenia. Now I am not a doctor and I have only taken one psychology class where I learned briefly about schizophrenia. You being paranoid, wanting to hurt yourself, and seeing people who you think are spying on you are classic signs of this disorder. The second thing that came to mind was a spirit. An evil spirit. I say this because by hurting (or wanting to hurt) yourself the intent is to sabotage authority; e.g., your parents and/or God. This is what an evil spirit would want. Firstly, I would suggest praying. If you do not know how then just go to a quiet place and say what bothers you like you would your father. Secondly, I would suggest seeing a licensed psychologist. You have to talk to your parents. You need thier support and if you lose grip with reality then you are in danger of hurting others or yourself and you do not want that. Either way pray. Pray for forgiveness, healing, and deliverance from whatever the affliction is that is coming against you. If you ask for forgivness and healing it will happen if you truly believe. Just surround yourself with his presence (the holy spirit) by praying for him to. I know you feel like you are losing your mind but you having to stay strong. If you ever want to just talk or pray email me and I will do what I can to help you. I will pray for you.
Blessings. | Magic jack is this true? Majic Jack Dangerous Puts Spyware On Computer - The Hidden Truth Behind Majic JackPosted Jan-28-09 19:17:31 PSTreal problems with magic jack .... is majic jack hiding something?
read the tos ("terms of service) for magic jack very closely. you might be surprised at what you see there. or not see there. i've pointed out issues with magic jack in earler articles on broadband nation (see archives). but this revelation should make you very concerned.
in short ... to quote a favorite cartoon character .... "be afwaid, very afwaid".
this is just pointing out the not-so-obvious that is hidden deep within the tos, and other 'gotcha's' that you won't realize until after you give up your $ and privacy!
first:
here is the contact info for magicjack:
po box 6785
west palm beach, fl 33405
magic jack phone number: 281-404-1551
billing magicjack number: 561-594-2140
caution: it looks like they track the number that calls and places you into a repeating loop if you call back a second time. so if you need to call a second time make sure its from a different number.
second:
in the tos you agree that everything in your computer is fair game for them to know about, all web sites, email, and numbers called are there info.
you agree to have all of your information resold to third parties.
there is no un install for this program. even if you stop using it, it gathers your information.
you are put under high pressure to sign up and pay for 5 years.
there is no published phone number, email address, or mailing address.
all customer support is done via type in the box chat.
there is no written warranty on the box. it breaks, you buy another to maintain your service.
computer must be left on to make or receive calls.
pop up window comes to front of screen anytime there is a call in or out call.
majicjack spyware slows down your computer even when you are not using magicjack
advertising is in the pop up box.
and yes, you do save around $150 a year not using a real voip company.
at what little price people put on the information and security.
so ask yourself, is it really worth it?
wait .... there's more.
majic jack is owned and run by ymax. they are not a stand alone voip provider.
also .....
"the software for the magicjack does not run directly from the device. it fully installs on the windows system, which also makes the magicjack less attractive for situations where one might want to use it on someone else's computer (say when visiting family). making this even worse, there was no easy way to uninstall the software from the system, with the program not even showing up in the windows remove program window. update: magicjack confirmed that there is currently no easy way to uninstall the software. the process required to uninstall the software requires multiple windows registry edits and the removal of several folders on the windows system. based on this, i wouldn't recommend using the magicjack on the systems of friends, family or business associates." -- (see magicjack fails to cast a voip spell)
nobody should accept having to leave unwanted software on a personal computer, or any tell-tale trace of the mj program on a public computer, a business workstation, or a borrowed device.
the key concepts here are action and intent. if mj is not actively monitoring computer activity and collecting data about its customers, that's great. they would be taking no action that anyone could be concerned about.
but consider their intent. their tos spell out their intent -- the intent to feed context sensitive advertising, which requires manipulation of information from your brain through their software into their processors. there seems to be little restriction of what info their software can see. (kind of like your home builder installing bugging devices and cameras into your bedroom, just not yet watching the feed.) then there is the ability of mj to modify their software (upgrape, anyone?) at any time, without the common user's ability to stop it, and that revision could include the spyware coding. while you, the uncommon user, have the ability to see what they are doing, the common user has no idea when the change is made. now let's consider mj's intent of not building in an uninstall capability. i am suggesting that this exposes mj's intent to have their software on your pc whether you're an active phone customer or not. what would be the intent of having that software on the pc of a former customer? (consider, also, their "convenience" feature of taking the device with you so you can use it on a friend's pc -- thus installing the software on that machine, too!) what information could that software obtain that would be of value to mj? and what could the common user do to stop it?
mj could shut down their phone service tomorrow, and they have a window into 1 million pcs -- to feed advertising, log key strokes, and obtain surfing patterns.
by l | | yep! very true | Is magic jack dangerous? Majic Jack Dangerous Puts Spyware On Computer - The Hidden Truth Behind Majic JackPosted problems with magic jack .... is majic jack hiding something?
read the tos ("terms of service) for magic jack very closely. you might be surprised at what you see there. or not see there. i've pointed out issues with magic jack in earler articles on broadband nation (see archives). but this revelation should make you very concerned.
in short ... to quote a favorite cartoon character .... "be afwaid, very afwaid".
this is just pointing out the not-so-obvious that is hidden deep within the tos, and other 'gotcha's' that you won't realize until after you give up your $ and privacy!
first:
here is the contact info for magicjack:
po box 6785
west palm beach, fl 33405
magic jack phone number: 281-404-1551
billing magicjack number: 561-594-2140
caution: it looks like they track the number that calls and places you into a repeating loop if you call back a second time. so if you need to call a second time make sure its from a different number.
second:
in the tos you agree that everything in your computer is fair game for them to know about, all web sites, email, and numbers called are there info.
you agree to have all of your information resold to third parties.
there is no un install for this program. even if you stop using it, it gathers your information.
you are put under high pressure to sign up and pay for 5 years.
there is no published phone number, email address, or mailing address.
all customer support is done via type in the box chat.
there is no written warranty on the box. it breaks, you buy another to maintain your service.
computer must be left on to make or receive calls.
pop up window comes to front of screen anytime there is a call in or out call.
majicjack spyware slows down your computer even when you are not using magicjack
advertising is in the pop up box.
and yes, you do save around $150 a year not using a real voip company.
at what little price people put on the information and security.
so ask yourself, is it really worth it?
wait .... there's more.
majic jack is owned and run by ymax. they are not a stand alone voip provider.
also .....
"the software for the magicjack does not run directly from the device. it fully installs on the windows system, which also makes the magicjack less attractive for situations where one might want to use it on someone else's computer (say when visiting family). making this even worse, there was no easy way to uninstall the software from the system, with the program not even showing up in the windows remove program window. update: magicjack confirmed that there is currently no easy way to uninstall the software. the process required to uninstall the software requires multiple windows registry edits and the removal of several folders on the windows system. based on this, i wouldn't recommend using the magicjack on the systems of friends, family or business associates." -- (see magicjack fails to cast a voip spell)
nobody should accept having to leave unwanted software on a personal computer, or any tell-tale trace of the mj program on a public computer, a business workstation, or a borrowed device.
the key concepts here are action and intent. if mj is not actively monitoring computer activity and collecting data about its customers, that's great. they would be taking no action that anyone could be concerned about.
but consider their intent. their tos spell out their intent -- the intent to feed context sensitive advertising, which requires manipulation of information from your brain through their software into their processors. there seems to be little restriction of what info their software can see. (kind of like your home builder installing bugging devices and cameras into your bedroom, just not yet watching the feed.) then there is the ability of mj to modify their software (upgrape, anyone?) at any time, without the common user's ability to stop it, and that revision could include the spyware coding. while you, the uncommon user, have the ability to see what they are doing, the common user has no idea when the change is made. now let's consider mj's intent of not building in an uninstall capability. i am suggesting that this exposes mj's intent to have their software on your pc whether you're an active phone customer or not. what would be the intent of having that software on the pc of a former customer? (consider, also, their "convenience" feature of taking the device with you so you can use it on a friend's pc -- thus installing the software on that machine, too!) what information could that software obtain that would be of value to mj? and what could the common user do to stop it?
mj could shut down their phone service tomorrow, and they have a window into 1 million pcs -- to feed advertising, log key strokes, and obtain surfing patterns.
by laughing at the tos provisio | | true again | How can I help my abused nephew? My brother is currently living with the mother of my nephew (6 yrs old). They are no longer in a relationship but still live together because she cannot afford to move out. She also has 4 other guyren that also live in the house (from a previous marriage). She is completely crazy. She goes into rages where she screams, cries, screams and breaks things. She does all this in front of the guyren. She breaks cell phones, dishes, doors and walls. She pulls her own hair out. She uses profanities constantly. She sends my brother 100's of text messages when he is not at the house. She has also threatened to commit suicide. She always blames my brother for her behavior. She tells him things like "you never loved me. no one loves me. no one cares." She says things to my nephew like "it's nice that you get to have fun, I never get to have fun. No one loves me". She'll tell my nephew that his father is mean and wants to guynapp him. I guess you get the jist. Her other guyren show signs of abuse. Her older son who is now 18, has been pooping himself for 6 years or longer. It falls out of his pants. He hides it in his bedroom and in heat ducts. One of her daughters, who is 13, wets the bed every night.
My brother says he wants them out and wants full custody. He said he cant kick them out because they have no where to go and doesnt want to make it worse for my nephew. He said he cannot do anything until he has proof of paternity (even though he is on the birth certificate). I tell him he needs to act faster. Every day that goes by, he is also responsible for not doing anything.
Her other guyren hate my brother. They blame him for their parents break up and their real father tells them not to do anything my brother asks. Their mom has never stepped in and always would say she doesnt want to be put in the middle. She even tells my brother he is not allowed to tell them what they can or cannot do. They are also destructive and break things in the house. With all this going on, the mom leaves all the guyren with my brother or alone in the house. He keeps his video camera in front of him when home alone with them because they tell him their father will find a way to get him in trouble. She is on year 5 going to school for a 2 year degree and works two jobs. I'll watch my nephew, at most, once a week and she screams at my brother that I'm trying to replace her as my nephew's mother.
I'm mad at my brother for not taking action. Is he right to wait for paternity? I've offer for him and my nephew to move in with me until she moves out. I told my brother that even though they broke up, they still are in a relationship as long as they live together. She freaks out at any thought of him seeing someone else. She's threatened to kill herself over that as well.
I'm so upset over this. Should I call CPS on them? I so very much want to!!! I know my brother is afraid she will get custody since she is the mother. I would think any councilor who interviews my nephew would see recognize the abuse. My nephew tells me all the time he doesnt want to go home and that he is always afraid of his mom. I'm very careful not to ask questions. I only ask him general questions like "how's it going at home?" I never say anything about his mother to him. For a while he would pick up almost everything in my house and ask me if he could have them. He would say that he wants to make his house nice so his mom would be happy.
This is a total nightmare. | Your brother has joint custody, period, he is the paternal father and no one is contesting that. The burden of proof is not on him, and even if it were, authorities or attorneys need only call or send for the birth certificate. His paternity is not in question.
It sounds like the mother has borderline personality disorder and the guyren have suffered enormous abuse in the past from what you say.
One problem is that your brother has allowed the mother and all her guyren to reside with him without ever reporting her or seeking help for the guys. He can and most likely will be held liable for negligence if the family is turned in to CPS. Then your nephew is headed for foster care. You can get yourself certified and take him as a family member but it's time consuming and you better get started.
Remember that CPS has a quota to fill and many programs they need to make use of; once your nephew is in the system your brother will have to perform continually for them in order to begin to visit his son. He will have to have psychological testing, IQ testing, a psychiatric evaluation, and counseling at a minimum.
He will probably also have a drug and alcohol evaluation and if there is any sign of addiction or abuse, have to attend treatment and group therapy. If the doctor prescribes psychiatric meds, he will have to provide urine to prove he's taking them and to prove he's not taking drugs or using alcohol. Their evaluations run every 6 months, so he will be separated for at least that long..
CPS has a bad habit of keeping guyren in the system once they get them for as long as possible, many stay with them until they are 18. There is no oversight agency and people are in line for foster care and adoption. 6 years old is a prime adoptable age, so be careful |
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