This note describes an experiment where a journalist, Victor, attempts to find hidden cameras placed in a house by a tech company. Victor uses various methods including visual inspection, camera detectors, and a phone app, but only finds one camera out of 27.
We tested five ways to find hidden cameras in hotels and house rentals
CNBC International
2.1M Views . 2024-01-22
Have you ever wondered if you're being watched? It's a feeling that's creeping in for more travelers, as stories of hidden cameras — in hotel rooms, house rentals, cruise ships, even airplane bathrooms – continue to make headlines. Spycams were once the stuff of international espionage, with secret agents given cameras resembling pocket watches, matchbooks – even tubes of lipstick. Pieter Tjia, founder of Singapore tech company OMG Solutions, said that cameras have become smaller and harder to see in the past three years – often hidden in everyday objects such as calculators, diffusers, and water bottles. But how hard is it to find these cameras? And do devices designed to locate hidden cameras really work? #CNBC ----- Subscribe: http://cnb.cx/2wuoARM CNBC International TV: https://cnb.cx/2NGytpz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/cnbc-international/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cnbci Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnbcinternational/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cnbcinternational X: https://twitter.com/CNBCi Telegram: https://t.me/cnbci WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/CNBCiWhatsApp
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