{"id":5206,"date":"2024-01-31T09:22:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T02:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/?p=5206"},"modified":"2024-01-31T09:22:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T02:22:21","slug":"we-tested-five-ways-to-find-hidden-cameras-in-hotels-and-house-rentals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/we-tested-five-ways-to-find-hidden-cameras-in-hotels-and-house-rentals\/","title":{"rendered":"We tested five ways to find hidden cameras in hotels and house rentals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>TLDR<\/strong>: Growing concern over hard-to-detect spy cameras in hotels and rentals, with limited success using detection apps and devices.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This article is a summary of a You Tube video &#8220;We tested five ways to find hidden cameras in hotels and house rentals&#8221; by CNBC International<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h77un7ry5bY?si=XuneO0B9fyC52AH7\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prevalence of Hidden Cameras<\/strong>: Increasing reports of hidden cameras in hotels, rentals, cruise ships, and other areas raise concern among travelers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accessibility of Spy Cameras<\/strong>: Spy cameras, once exclusive to espionage, are now easily accessible to the general public, available in stores and online.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Difficulty in Detection<\/strong>: The challenge of finding hidden cameras is highlighted by the experiment with Victor, who missed 26 out of 27 cameras.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evolving Camera Technology<\/strong>: Camera technology has advanced significantly, with cameras becoming smaller and more concealed in everyday objects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ineffectiveness of Naked Eye<\/strong>: Searching with the naked eye proved largely ineffective in locating hidden cameras.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Limited Success with Apps and Devices<\/strong>: Popular apps like Fing and various handheld devices showed limited effectiveness in detecting hidden cameras.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increased Sophistication of Cameras<\/strong>: Modern spy cameras are not only smaller but also more sophisticated, often embedded in common items and difficult to distinguish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Risks of Voyeurism and Profit Motive<\/strong>: The report highlights cases where hidden cameras have been used for voyeurism and profit, including extortion and sale of footage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Challenges of Using Detection Devices<\/strong>: Detection devices often require proximity to the hidden camera and can be prone to false alarms, making them less reliable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lack of Easy Solutions<\/strong>: Despite an increase in awareness and detection methods, there is no simple solution to effectively find hidden cameras.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing concern over hard-to-detect spy cameras in hotels and rentals, with limited success using detection apps and devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5207,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-43","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5208,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5206\/revisions\/5208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}