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Am I Being Spied On? Low-tech Ways of Detecting High-tech Surveillance

Dr. Phil Polstra

Low-tech, low-cost hardware and signal analysis techniques to detect electronic bugs, hidden trackers, and high-tech surveillance.

Summary

Talk on security: Am I Being Spied On? Low-tech Ways of Detecting High-tech Surveillance. A presentation about practical security techniques and common vulnerabilities.

(AI summary — Claude Haiku)

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