Bug sweeps are a licensed-PI service. We refer.
We do not perform private investigation field work in Florida.
When a matter requires a TSCM sweep of a physical environment, we coordinate with a licensed Florida private investigator in our network who specializes in technical surveillance counter-measures.
They run the sweep under their license, with calibrated equipment, and produce a written report.
Quinn coordinates the introduction; we run the digital companion sweep on devices and accounts under our own work.
The pairing is the point.
Most surveillance scenarios are both physical and digital.
The partner clears the room and the vehicle.
We clear the phone and the accounts.
Together you have a clean environment, not a half-cleared one.
How the referral works
- You contact us. NDA-protected scoping conversation about the trigger and the spaces involved.
- We scope the matter. Residential, corporate, executive, vehicle. Square footage and access constraints.
- We introduce you to the right licensed FL PI. A partner with TSCM-specific equipment and casework history, not a generalist.
- Both engagements run. The partner sweeps the physical environment under their license. We run a stalkerware and account-access sweep on the connected devices under our engagement.
What we do, what the partner does
- SleuthX (Quinn): consultation, partner introduction, and the digital surface sweep, including stalkerware detection on phones and laptops, account-access review, smart-home device audit, network-visibility review on the home or office network, and a written digital findings report.
- Licensed PI partner: physical TSCM sweep with calibrated RF spectrum analysis, non-linear junction detection, thermal imaging, and inspection. Detection and removal of any covert audio, video, or tracking hardware found. Formal TSCM report under their license.
Who this is for
High-net-worth principals after a trigger event.
Family offices running periodic sweeps on principal residences and offices.
Executive teams ahead of sensitive board meetings, M&A discussions, or regulatory matters.
Domestic-violence and stalking matters where the survivor needs both a physical and digital clearance.
Litigation parties who suspect surveillance during a hostile matter.
If a current or former partner may be behind the surveillance, your safety comes first.
For confidential, ad-tracking-free help, and guidance on using a device the other person cannot see, start at domestic-violence help or stalkerware help before booking a sweep.
Why a referral, not direct delivery
TSCM is its own discipline with its own equipment, calibration, and licensing requirements.
The partners we refer to do TSCM as a primary line of work, not as an add-on.
We focus on the digital surface, where our forensics practice is built.
Each side does what it does.
Cross-references
- Investigator referral hub
- Stalkerware detection and removal
- Privacy services for individuals
- Family office services
What a bug sweep costs
PI-partner sweep rates are set by the partner.
Residential TSCM sweeps in Florida typically run from twenty-five hundred to seventy-five hundred dollars depending on square footage, vehicle count, and depth; corporate and executive sweeps with recurring cadence are scoped per matter, with a written estimate before the retainer.
We do not mark up partner fees.
The SleuthX digital sweep is examiner-delivered, under our own engagement letter.
We clear the phones, laptops, accounts, and the home or office network for stalkerware and account takeover: a $5,000 refundable engagement retainer opens the matter, done-for-you work runs from $3,000, and $400/hr flat covers anything beyond.
