bug sweep
Surveillance device hunt
A bug sweep is a systematic search for hidden surveillance devices—microphones, cameras, or transmitters—in a room, vehicle, or building.
Security professionals conduct bug sweeps using specialized detection equipment to locate electronic eavesdropping tools: The executive ordered a bug sweep of the boardroom before the merger talks.
Also called a sweep or debugging.
- government surveillanceOfficial observation of citizens
- detectionAct of finding something
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- countermeasuresDefensive actions against threats
- wiretapHidden listening device
hidden · hidden camera · microphone · listening device · camera · spy · security · scanner · radio frequency · frequency · transmitter · covert · debugging · privacy · safe room · corporate · corporate espionage · radio
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Secretly recording conversations
wiretapping · eavesdropping · electronic surveillance · tapping · phone tapping
bug sweepbugging
Secretly recording conversations
wiretapping · electronic eavesdropping · espionage · spying · covert surveillance
bug sweepeavesdropping
Secretly listening to others
surveillance · espionage · security breach · interception · infiltration
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