BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agoHow Airbnb fails to protect guests from hidden camerasedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkHow Airbnb fails to protect guests from hidden camerasedition.cnn.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
A CNN investigation finds Airbnb fails to protect its guests against the persistent threat within its industry.
minus-squarePLAVAT🧿S@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoYour mileage may vary but check this out. You can try to use your phone camera to look for these, or scan WiFi as mentioned. Certainly not foolproof, but may give you piece of mind if you enjoy AirBnBs. I would hope high rated places wouldn’t risk this or that AirBnB would punish them greatly if discovered, but who am I kidding?!?
minus-squareHootinNHollerin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoGood advice especially for infrared cameras. The main issue with scanning the network, through, is most airbnbs I’ve stayed in have a separate guest network. Those hidden cameras wouldn’t be on it
Your mileage may vary but check this out. You can try to use your phone camera to look for these, or scan WiFi as mentioned.
Certainly not foolproof, but may give you piece of mind if you enjoy AirBnBs.
I would hope high rated places wouldn’t risk this or that AirBnB would punish them greatly if discovered, but who am I kidding?!?
Good advice especially for infrared cameras. The main issue with scanning the network, through, is most airbnbs I’ve stayed in have a separate guest network. Those hidden cameras wouldn’t be on it