Do you feel uncomfortable when you are in an unfamiliar room, whether it’s a hotel room or a hospital room? It seems as if you are being watched… “What nonsense,” you decide and drive these thoughts away. But in fact, this scenario is quite possible, because the hidden camera is not always installed so that you can see it. That’s why it’s hidden.
In this article, we want to talk about a few simple ways to figure out if there is a surveillance camera in the room. Remember, maybe in the future it will save you from a lot of awkward situations.
Take a picture of the room
If you enter the room and suspect something is wrong… turn off the light as soon as possible. Then take a picture of the room on a smartphone with the flash turned on. Now our task is to study the picture carefully. In the light of the flash, you can easily see the glare from the lens of the hidden camera.
In the photo, they will look like small white dots. The thing is that most surveillance cameras in the dark illuminate the room in the infrared range. The human eye cannot catch this light, but the matrix of the phone will cope 100%.
Search the room
With the development of technology, companies have learned to make hidden cameras so small that they can be hidden almost anywhere. Therefore, if any suspicions arise, immediately check all cabinets, cupboards, shelves, figurines, flower pots and other places where, hypothetically, a small camera could be installed.
It is quite possible that the recording device is located in some inconspicuous niche, and a special hole has been made for the lens. In this case, your task becomes much more complicated, but do not forget about the first method of calculating cameras.
Take a closer look at the details
“This watch has some kind of strange dial… and this vase does not fit into the overall interior of the room at all…”. If you have such thoughts, it is better to make sure that the incomprehensible things are just the result of the tastelessness of their owner, and not the place to install a surveillance camera.
It is often in such “inappropriate” items that recording devices are hidden.
Download the script
Developer Julian Oliver has created a special script that helps other people defend their right to privacy. By running it on your mobile device, you can find cameras that work over Wi-Fi, and even stop data transmission.
Since most modern surveillance cameras send recorded data to their owner via Wi-Fi, this script will come in handy as never before. But there is one “but”: in some countries, such interference in someone else’s network is punishable by law, for example, in the United States, you can easily go to prison for such an outburst. There will be no hiding from the surveillance cameras there…
Calm down
Even the most honest landlords on Airbnb sometimes install hidden cameras in their apartments. This is necessary to protect yourself from possible deception and violations on the part of the tenant and, if necessary, receive monetary compensation. However, you should definitely be warned about the recording device. Otherwise, you have every right to complain to law enforcement agencies.
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