Many people do not understand the reasons why they may need to practice counter surveillance techniques, and the people who need it most are often unfamiliar with the equipment required. One misconception that many people hold is that if you're not doing anything "wrong", you have no reason to worry about being secretly recorded. In today's cutthroat economy, this is simply not the case. Unfortunately, in the world of business more and more of your competitors are trying to gain an edge on you by spying and using surveillance techniques. You can avoid many common methods of surveillance by using some basic counter surveillance techniques. Far too many people underestimate simple precautions such as shredding mail, locking mailboxes, and using a screen saver on the computer. You can take simple steps on a daily basis to help prevent against both surveillance…