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Family Finds Hidden Camera in Airbnb's Smoke Alarm

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday April 14 2019, @07:36PM   
from the big-issue dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

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A New Zealand family was shocked to find a camera hidden in the smoke alarm of their Airbnb during a vacation in Ireland, which the father of the clan discovered as he was connecting his cell phone to the Wi-Fi.

[...] "He scanned that device's ports and found the live video feed. We were all watching ourselves on his mobile phone," Barker said of the horrifying find. The camera offered a view of the living room, dining and kitchen area.

Related:
How to Scan Your Airbnb for Hidden Cameras
Should we be searching for hidden spy cameras in Airbnbs and hotels?

[This seems to be an ongoing issue for Airbnb. Have other Soylentils used the platform, and if so have you found hidden monitoring devices? - Ed]

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• Re:I want to note Re:I want to note (Score: 3, Insightful) by Thexalon on Sunday April 14 2019, @09:38PM (1 child)

  by Thexalon (636) on Sunday April 14 2019, @09:38PM (#829489)

  On the other hand, if you rent an AirBnB, what exactly is your expectation of privacy? And is it different from being in a buddy's home hanging out while your buddy is making a beer run?

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• Re:I want to note (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Monday April 15 2019, @06:19AM

  by maxwell demon (1608) on Monday April 15 2019, @06:19AM (#829700) Journal

  On the other hand, if you rent an AirBnB, what exactly is your expectation of privacy?

  I expect them to adhere to the law and to the terms of service of AirBnB.

  And is it different from being in a buddy's home hanging out while your buddy is making a beer run?

  I don't know about your buddies, but I would indeed expect mine to not spy on me. And if I learned they did, they'd no longer be my buddies.

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