28-06-2022, 03:38 PM
PUBLISHED SUN, JUN 26 202211:59 PM EDTUPDATED MON, JUN 27 20221:32 AM EDT
Chelsea Ong
Nearly 60% of Americans said they were worried about hidden cameras in Airbnb homes in 2019.
And 11% of vacation home renters said they had discovered a hidden camera during a stay, according to a survey by the real estate investment company IPX1031.
Spy cameras are not a new problem. In South Korea, more than 30,000 cases of filming with hidden cameras were reported to the police between 2013 and 2018
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1. Conduct a physical search
When looking for hidden cameras, start with areas like bathrooms and bedrooms, Bombace said.
Airbnb hosts are allowed to have cameras in their houses, but they must inform guests and the cameras must not be placed in private spaces
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Almost all covert cameras are concealed in household devices, such as lights, thermostats, and plugged clock radios
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He said the first thing he does in a bedroom is unplug the clock radios and put them in a drawer.
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Even well-hidden cameras will have a small amount of reflective glass from the lens
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“If you use flashlights and shine them on something you think could possibly hide the camera, you will see a reflection in there, which is a pretty good way of detecting if there’s a camera,”
For the other 2 ways, go: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/27/how-to-f...homes.html
Chelsea Ong
Nearly 60% of Americans said they were worried about hidden cameras in Airbnb homes in 2019.
And 11% of vacation home renters said they had discovered a hidden camera during a stay, according to a survey by the real estate investment company IPX1031.
Spy cameras are not a new problem. In South Korea, more than 30,000 cases of filming with hidden cameras were reported to the police between 2013 and 2018
......
1. Conduct a physical search
When looking for hidden cameras, start with areas like bathrooms and bedrooms, Bombace said.
Airbnb hosts are allowed to have cameras in their houses, but they must inform guests and the cameras must not be placed in private spaces
......
Almost all covert cameras are concealed in household devices, such as lights, thermostats, and plugged clock radios
......
He said the first thing he does in a bedroom is unplug the clock radios and put them in a drawer.
......
Even well-hidden cameras will have a small amount of reflective glass from the lens
......
“If you use flashlights and shine them on something you think could possibly hide the camera, you will see a reflection in there, which is a pretty good way of detecting if there’s a camera,”
For the other 2 ways, go: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/27/how-to-f...homes.html