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Re:How to Find Hidden Cameras and Spy Gear by neltnerb on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @10:05PM (#18927981)
I'm surprised it works outdoors, I would think the red light would be impossible to pick out of a high resolution image even with a fine filter.
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Re:How to Find Hidden Cameras and Spy Gear by bonestamp2 on Thursday January 17, 2019 @01:13AM (#18928770)
As far as I understand, these laser scanners work outdoors in daylight:

https://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-05/laser-scan...

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Re:How to Find Hidden Cameras and Spy Gear by weinzierl on Thursday January 17, 2019 @03:00AM (#18929151)
> Lasers sweep the surroundings and when they detect a CCD, they fire a bolt of light right at the camera to obliterate any photograph

Color me skeptical. Does it detect the lens in the eye too? And then? Does it obliterate my retina when I look at his yacht?

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Re:How to Find Hidden Cameras and Spy Gear by bonestamp2 on Thursday January 24, 2019 @02:32AM (#18986676)
If you've got a CCD in your eye then ya, I'd be concerned about that.
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