Ears and Eyes

Searchable database of cases of physical surveillance devices (microphones, cameras, location trackers…) hidden by law enforcement and intelligence agencies to surveil people or groups engaged in subversive activities.

Country - Spain (6)
December 2023

A camera was found in front of the house of some anarchists. It was placed inside a black box, on the roof of a restaurant located in front of the house.

Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
Spain
Last updated
January 1, 2024

A geolocation device was found on the car of an attendee to the Circumvention Tech Festival, a festival against Internet surveillance and censorship. The device was magnetically mounted inside of the left wheel well of the car. It consisted in a battery, a GPS antenna, a GSM antenna and a Movistar SIM card. The various components were wrapped in black tape and magnetically mounted to the car mudguard and frame. Several clues led to believe that the device may have been placed by cops from the “Cuerpo Nacional de Policía” (Spain national civilian police force).

Sources: (de) taz.de ; (en) web.archive.org
Type
Location
Location
In vehicles
Country
Spain
Last updated
March 25, 2023
October 2013

A police surveillance camera was found in a hospital, pointed towards the Kasa de la Muntanya squat.

Sources: (ca) ca.squat.net / translations: (en) en-contrainfo.espiv.net
Type
Video
Location
In buildings
Country
Spain
Last updated
March 25, 2023

A GPS tracker was found under a car. It was located in the car bumper. The device included a GPS antenna.

Sources: (es) gara.naiz.eus
Type
Location
Location
In vehicles
Country
Spain
Last updated
March 25, 2023

A tracking device was found under the car of a left-wing nationalist activist.

Sources: (es) web.archive.org
Type
Location
Location
In vehicles
Country
Spain
Last updated
March 25, 2023

A listening device was found in the flat of a former political prisoner. It was located under the sofa. It was made of two meters of wiring with a microphone in the end. It was installed from the flat below, through a hole in the floor.

The sofa under which the device was found
Sources: (es) gara.naiz.eus ; (es) radiocable.com
Type
Audio
Location
In buildings
Country
Spain
Last updated
March 25, 2023