One in 5 people going through divorce ‘uses surveillance equipment to spy on spouse’
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He added: “I would often see that a man uses covert recordings to ‘prove’ something, like an affair, he is the wronged party or it is simply controlling and invasive. He said the examples of spyware they encounter are just “the tip of the iceberg” as he warned “many more will go undetected.” Mr Maguire, who has been a lawyer specialising in family law for 25 years, noted trust levels are at a “low point” when a relationship is breaking down and using surveillance equipment can compound this issue. He said people do not need to possess the skills of a former MI6 officer to use the equipment as he warned cars are “increasingly prime targets” for spyware. Therefore, a covert recording might not turn out to be the ‘smoking gun’ that the client thinks it is and worse still could open a ‘Pandora’s box’ of possible legal claims for breach of privacy.”
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