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cali

(114,904 posts)
Thu Jul 4, 2013, 08:44 AM Jul 2013

take a look at the creepy company that allegedly planted the bug in Ecuadorian Embassy

in London. You gotta click the link and peruse the site. The question, of course, is just who hired them.

About Us - The Surveillance Group

At the Surveillance Group we uniquely combine the practices, skills and experience of Special Forces, Police and commercial surveillance to create an entirely new form of surveillance.

From our offices in the West Midlands we employ teams in cutting-edge surveillance work across the UK and with teams strategically placed in Europe and Canada. All of our employees are trained to the internationally recognised standard, the BTEC Professional Diploma in Covert Surveillance, no other private company insist on such a high standard.

Our dynamic approach and reputation as innovators in the Surveillance field has enabled us to build close working relationships with many of Europe’s largest financial institutions, UK law enforcement and other government bodies.
We are the acknowledged experts in providing Professional Witness surveillance to the police and local authorities in relation to drugs, prostitution, gang violence, hate crime and antisocial behaviour.

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http://www.thesurveillancegroup.com/about-us

Ecuador's government says a microphone found in its London embassy, where the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is staying, was hidden inside an electrical outlet in the office of the ambassador.

The foreign minister, Ricardo Patino, told a news conference in Quito the bug was found in mid-June when Ecuadorean technicians reviewed the embassy's wiring.

He named a British company he accused of being responsible for installing it.

"We have reason to believe that the bugging was carried out by The Surveillance Group Limited, one of the largest private investigation and covert surveillance companies in the United Kingdom," he said.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/04/ecuador-names-embassy-bug-surveillance



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take a look at the creepy company that allegedly planted the bug in Ecuadorian Embassy (Original Post) cali Jul 2013 OP
Wonder how many other embassies are bugged. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #1
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