Electronic Surveillance Techniques Flashcards
what are audio intercept devices?
- body worn transmitters or a body worn recorder.
what is a body worn transmitter for?
- used for office safety!
- they transmit real time conversation as it is taking place.
what is a body worn recorder?
- used for evidence gathering
what are two types of GPS trackers?
- memory trackers
- live trackers
what is the difference between a live tracker and a memory tracker?
- live trackers are real time feeds
- memory tracker is a data logger
**live trackers use cell towers and memory trackers don’t
what is another name for IP based video surveillance system?
- pole cameras
pole camera:
- use internet to transmit video and observe a person or location
wifi communications is involved in what crimes?
- child porn
- terrorism
- child exploitation
what is wifi analysis and geolocation of computing devices for?
- explores the capability of hidden devices in structures or peer to peer hidden communication through the use of common devices like PSP, iPhones and geo location of those wifi devices.
what is electronic countermeasures?
- devices purchased by the “bad guy” to detect electronic surveillance.
what are examples of electronic countermeasures?
- RF detectors
- scanners
- camera detectors
- RF jammers
what are two types of electronic tracking systems?
- GPS
- RF beacon
within how many days of termination are “reports of use” forwarded to agency headquarters?
- 30 days
who determines the disposition of electronic surveillance products?
- your agency
who approves or denies consensual one party audio monitoring?
- head of agency
what is an “In Place CCTV system”?
- a security camera
what is a site survey?
- visiting the site to plan and test equipment.
what is the “center of conversation”?
- the point that is equidistant for all the persons involved in the conversation.
- where the mic should be placed.
- on the body of the UC, the chest area.
who makes sure that the consensual one-party audio monitoring is legal and appropriate?
- AUSA
what is a preamble?
- prior to making a consensually monitored recording, a statement that is made on the digital device to authenticate its purpose.
what info do you need on a preamble?
- name of agent
- name of subject
- date and time
- purpose of the recording
**DOES NOT INCLUDE TYPE OF EQUIPMENT USED
what are “reports of use” or “termination reports”?
- written reports about the use of consensual monitoring equipment.
what is the most important type of electronic surveillance (ESE)?
- AUDIO, VIDEO, TRACKING!
what is an RF beacon tracker?
- receiver has radio direction finding capability (RDF)
- uses a pulse of energy (radio wave)
