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Surveillance cameras in malls and shops are often installed in places where they are easy to spot because they are an effective deterrent. Even if they are noth
by nukeop 9y ago
Surveillance cameras in malls and shops are often installed in places where they are easy to spot because they are an effective deterrent. Even if they are nothing more than decoys. I wouldn't expect many surveillance cameras to be hidden away from the view because their main function is to discourage crime from happening, not recording it.
- dewey 9y agohttps://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/people-keep-finding-hidden-cameras-in-their-airbnb?utm_term=.gr28wQbKmK#.olr8kGW7N7 https://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/people-keep-finding-hi...
- nukeop 9y agoThere are many reasons not to ever use Airbnb, this is just one of them.
- RhodesianHunter 9y agoI'm not sure what this has to do with Airbnb in particular. It seems like something that would be an equal risk however you went about renting a place.
- icebraining 9y agoArguably it's less likely in a hotel, although apparently not in a motel: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/11/gay-talese-the-voyeurs-motel https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/11/gay-talese-the...
- _jal 9y agoJ. Random AirbnbHost has a much wider range of likely utility functions than your average large hotel corporation.
- m3rc 9y agoThat's not really a solution to the problem posed, the commentor was just providing examples of situations cameras wouldn't be big enough to detect visually