Monday, September 20, 2021

Man's bone-chilling demonstration casts doubt on the safety of hotel rooms: 'Another thing to be paranoid about'


 Man's bone-chilling demonstration casts doubt on the safety of hotel rooms: 'Another thing to be paranoid about' (yahoo.com)  Video at the link.

"If you aren’t already inspecting your hotel room or Airbnb before settling in, you might want to start. 

"Airbnb’s regulations require hosts to inform guests where any cameras are located, but if those hosts had sinister intentions from the start, breaking rules wouldn’t make much of a difference, as various cases have proven in the past. The same goes for many hotels.

"Airbnb’s regulations require hosts to inform guests where any cameras are located, but if those hosts had sinister intentions from the start, breaking rules wouldn’t make much of a difference, as various cases have proven in the past. The same goes for many hotels.

"Former hacker Marcus Hutchins (@malwaretech) shared a video with his TikTok followers in which he demonstrated how to use your own snooping skills to find hidden cameras in a rented room.

"He first recommended looking for devices “conveniently placed where a creeper would want to look,” then pointed out locations where people often move and sleep.

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