Checklist
  • To fully be able to counter any surveillance being made on yourself or your client, you first need to be aware of the possibility and then examine the possible methods and types of surveillance being used. Awareness is 90% of the game.
  • Once you have established the potential threat, do whatever you can to try to avoid patterns of behaviour or routines that can make the work of the surveillance operatives easy. In fact do what you can to make it difficult for them to operate without making it obvious that you   are aware of them.
  • If the counter-surveillance is against one of your own operations, then you need to disguise your operation by enacting a well-rehearsed series of movements and actions to disprove any thought of your personnel being engaged in any surveillance activities.
  • You should take every precaution to ensure that other surveillance operatives cannot trace you or your vehicle back to your actual place of business or, more importantly, to your home. Use a separate business for vehicle registration purposes and provide a complete cover story that will support your activities if checked on in the usual fashion.
  • Try to identify your watchers, look for the obvious mistakes of people dressed incorrectly for their supposed occupation or who do not appear to be comfortable doing whatever they are trying to appear to be doing.
  • Remember that if you have identified a counter surveillance operation, it may be in your best interests to allow them to remain "undiscovered" while you provide disinformation for them to report back on.
  • If you are asked to counter an existing surveillance operation for a client, remember that you have the advantage in knowing more about them than they do about you. Use this to your advantage and keep them under control by leading them on false trails and steering them away from your clients actual activities. If you inform them that they are discovered, they will simply return and then they will have the  advantage.
  • If you discover surveillance being carried out against you and you fear that it is a potential threat against your or your family notify the authorities at once and allow them to deal with the problem while you check with your clients to try to find the cause of their activities.