NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A new report from a local real estate investment company found that one in every four people has found a hidden camera at a vacation property.
“More than 1 in 3 (34%) search a vacation property looking for cameras and 1 in 4 have found one! Among those who found a camera, 20% found it outside and 5% found it inside the property,” IPX 1031 said in their report. Wireless Cctv Camera Kit With Recorder
Of those who’ve found a camera, the report adds that one in ten covered or unplugged it for the remainder of their stay. But the question remains, how do you find cameras, hidden or not, in your vacation rentals?
According to a report, there’s an app for that, and it’s called Fing. It’s a free app for hidden camera detection, the app said in a report.
“Fing is the expert in device Intelligence because our accuracy of device detection and recognition is second to none. Over 100 million users recommended Fing as a tool of choice for detecting Airbnb hidden cameras by CNN, Huffington Post, Mashable and Fast Company,” Fing said in a report.
The report from Fing also suggests you can check for items that look odd or appear to be out of place and use your flashlight to look for camera lenses.
A report from Safewise, a safety research site, suggests similar steps for looking for hidden video cameras in your vacation rental. They suggest looking for a light, looking for something out of place and potentially trying some technology out, like the Fing app or pocket-sized hidden device detectors.
Here’s a look at Airbnb’s policy on the use of cameras and recording devices:
What we don’t allow
The short-term rental company also has a policy regarding hosts informing guests about security devices.
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