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The Current powered by Kim Komando

Scary! Hidden cameras are a vacationer's privacy nightmare

The Current powered by Kim Komando

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Ever get the feeling you’re being watched? More and more vacationers are discovering hidden cameras in their rentals or hotel rooms, and you won’t believe some of the nooks they are found in. As if the thought of being recorded isn't scary enough, the legal action (or lack thereof) in many privacy cases will surely frighten you. In this Komando On Demand podcast, I’ll share my own harrowing experience, how to spot hidden cameras, and what to do if someone’s been recording your every move.

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0:00.0

You ever have someone barge in on you unexpectedly?

0:05.0

They open a bedroom or bathroom door without knocking first.

0:09.0

It's nerve-wracking and can be really embarrassing.

0:13.0

Well, how would you feel if you found out that someone had been in the room with you all along, but without your knowledge?

0:20.0

You see, technology could be invading your bedroom

0:22.8

in a bad way. I'm talking about cameras, tiny, tiny cameras that record your every single move.

0:29.1

Watching someone with hidden cameras used to be something you really only saw James Bond movies,

0:34.2

and it used to be something that only famous people really had to worry about. But today,

0:38.2

with the advent of online trolling, live streaming, and other ways we invite people into our

0:43.0

personal lives via technology, people have become, well, voyeuristic. The sad fact is you don't

0:49.6

always know if someone is watching you or secretly recording you, especially if you're on vacation,

0:54.9

in a hotel, a cruise ship, or a rental property. Even in a cabin in the middle of the woods,

1:00.3

you may not be alone. More and more vacationers are discovering hidden cameras, and you won't

1:06.2

believe all the places they're being concealed in. Today's camouflage technology is brilliant, and surveillance

1:12.3

cameras are so darn small these days. It's nearly impossible to spot them. But take heart,

1:18.0

all is not lost. There is hope. You can fight back. You see, I have a scoop on some gadgets that

1:23.1

will help you find all those hidden cameras. This particular topic hit really close to home because I had

1:29.1

the very unpleasant experience of this happening to me, but I didn't just find one camera. No, no, no.

1:35.6

I found seven hidden cameras in a property that I rented online. I'm America's Digital Pro Kim

1:43.3

Commando. And in this Commando on-demand podcast, we're going to talk about the laws that may or may not protect you if you should find these hidden cameras, and you'll hear more about my personal experience.

1:53.9

Plus, we're going to talk to a hidden camera specialist, someone who knows all about hidden cameras and the devices that can track them down.

2:01.7

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