‘So creepy’: Inside CNN’s investigation of Airbnb’s hidden camera problem
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- For these renters, hidden cameras at their Airbnbs have spiraled into nightmares. CNN’s Kyung Lah investigates how the company keeps its hidden camera problem quiet. #cnn #news
"AirBnB doesn't contact law enforcement when hidden cameras are found, EVEN WHEN CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED." That's all I need to hear. Goodbye AirtBnB.
@RidingwithStymie what are your options when traveling internationally?
EDIT: It seems like some people in this thread have a hard time with Reading Comprehension, suffer from ADHD, or are just looking to offload their Complex Trauma on strangers from behind their virtual shield of anonymity. So let me clarify a few things:
1. I know hotels and hostels exist. I have tried them all. They don't provide enough services/amenities for travelers like me. Hence, AirBnB became so popular... millions of other people feel the same way. This is NOT in dispute.
2. Security cameras on a property are not illegal but MUST be disclosed. Cameras in PRIVATE areas are 100% illegal. _This is NOT in dispute!_ AirBnB has this rule explained clearly.
3. Any host caught breaking the law MUST be reported DIRECTLY to the police and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
4. Since we all (presumably) agree on #2 and #3, the question becomes, HOW is AirBnB supposed to PREVENT the crime in the FIRST PLACE? What are the options?
AKA: We all understand the problem, so let's talk about SOLUTIONS. _PREEMPTIVE_ solutions. 🛠
I AGREE …
@@ChineduOparaWhat do you think? Hotels, Hostels, Camping; depends on what your agenda is ….
I would contact the police before contacting Airbnb
@@isabellrc Not all those types of lodging work for everyone. And hotels are like taxis... low quality, poor service, high prices. I don't always like AirBnB either, but it's a far better alternative to many hotels. Competition is good. AirBnB just needs to fix/improve their platform.
I will not be using Airbnb anymore. They refuse to speak about this tells you everything you need to know.
Every apartment has reviews, they show everything and are 100% public. Don't trust CNN
People have been murdered at air bnb. Airbnb has literally taken all of our rentals because they're making so much off of them that the locals have no rentals.
Right
"AirBnB" is a website. Don't use the place where you stay _'anymore'_ .
You have a a right to record in your own home snow flake
20 years in prison would go a long way to helping to solve this problem.
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Making it illegal to rent out your house in this manner would go all the way to solve the problem.
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Yes 🙌 recording devices found in homes being used as any kind of rental property should be illegal!!!!
@@davidgray1515 Happens in hotels dressing rooms even at swap meets dressing rooms
This is so frightening. I once booked an Airbnb in Florida for my partner, I, and my preteen daughter. I took screenshots of the listing and it said a full house all to ourself. After I booked, the host changed the listing to only giving out one or two bedrooms of the house he lives in. He then started sending me messages asking about the age and gender of my child, also said my partner and I could have a bedroom on one side of the house and there was a smaller bedroom for children close to his own on the other side.... I told him the original listing was different and I didn't feel comfortable, he said he would not accept a cancellation because it was in the terms. I told him I had screenshots of the listing and our conversation, and I would call Airbnb to report this. He immediately agreed to the cancellation but I still reported him. Airbnb did not respond whatsoever. This man was clearly a danger to children, they couldn't care less. I wasn't able to leave a review of any kind because of the cancellation.
How long ago was this?
That is scary asf. But I had a guy do the same. He listed it as a entire apt only for it to be 1 room with a grown ass man in the apt. And airbnb would not let me cancel nor refund my money I never felt so unsafe in my life. And I didn't sleep that night and got the hell outta thete. Never used them again.
I’m sorry that happened to you! Did you try to call your credit card company?
Good thinking
@@candylove49She got it successfully cancelled, so she got a refund.
It should be a felony to use hidden cameras in a place where people pay to stay.
It is.
It is
Even when it’s free
If you have strangers in your house are you not going to have cameras to find people breaking things or stealing 🤔
@stguerrero23g It's against the law...This is NOT a private house!
"removing a client from the website" is nothing compared to 10 years of jail.
For sure, but Airbnb doesn't care about the clients. Renting they only care about the money coming into their pockets, so jail time to them. It's already safeguarded because of privacy disclosure agreement, everyone clicks on and that's unfortunate that there's no repercussions towards the company, not even the people doing it will get probably a slap on the wrist, no one. Should be. Renting from airbnb
10 years is what they _should_ get, but it would really be 30 months maximum & they’d still likely only serve 2 years of it (at least in the state the first couple’s case took place in, thanks Google lol)
For what? It wasn't a hotel!!! Lol
Most states only require ONE of the people involved to consent to the recording, and that one person is obviously usually the person doing the recording. THATS why ppl are getting away with it. Bc it’s not illegal to put up cameras in your own private home… 🤦♂️
U can’t throw someone in jail for having a recorder in their own private home, dum-dum. If it was illegal to do so then every prank RUclips and every single business owner with a camera in their store would be in jail for recording ppl without their consent….
It’s OK to have cameras outside having cameras inside your house where people are staying is so inappropriate and so horrible
Yes i have been using airbnb a lot as i have moved states and purchasing a home. Many of them gave cameras outside but now i worry they are inside but just not disclosed
Having cameras is not the issue! HIDDEN CAMERAS point to a malicious intent!!
Also look around and turn off all Alexas and other devices. It’s really sad and sick. Even in hotel rooms sometimes apparently.
Perverts. 😮
Creepy af as well who the f want to see other people. It’s called sick, psychotic, creeps that get off! Sociopaths!!! Stop using air bnb they’re creepers! Protect our children at all cost!
I will NEVER stay in another Airbnb! I’ve personally always thought staying in some strange person’s house is weird as hell.
Weirder and darker stuff happens in hotels
Well I guess you don't use Uber or Lyft 😮
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Most airbnbs are used strictly for that purpose! A lot of owners don’t live in these spaces. They are investors. I have several and don’t stay at them, they are for strictly business purposes.
@idontdohumans5950 I don't. Never used AirBnB, Uber or Lyft. Never have. Never will.
Imagine all the inappropriate images of your children that are out there 😢😢😢 this needs to be addressed in a high court
This‼️ I haven’t stayed in an Airbnb in years and never will
@@moonbabemariegot me! Will not stay again
and worldwide.
@@moonbabemarie I’ll never stay in a A.bnb! I have never trusted my safety and they are not as regulated as hotels are. Though there have been occasional issues in some of those places, but that’s mostly been from their sick a- guests or private hotel owners. Shame the hotels are more trust worthy!
@moonbabemarie Airbnb is just a website that facilitates the search for a place to stay..
This is ILLEGAL and hosts should be charged with perversion and espionage
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Obviously.......
Just leave a comment in the rental agreement.
You can see my flute for free.
I dont mind.
Its fairly average.
Your phone does the same thing folks.
Sometimes, you'd have a guest who would come and stay for a day or two, install the cameras and then return after 1 month to collect his goods. It's a possibility
So Airbnb will remove the host if somebody finds a camera in their rental but they don't notify other hosts or notify the police that not just adults but children may have been recorded and god knows where the footage ends up. And they go to extreme lengths and cost to cover it up rather than report the crime. The mind boggles at the depravity of their greed.
Ironically the damage to their reputation is actually worse from it being revealed that they try to cover it up rather than if Airbnb had directly implemented policies to protect the people that use it and report crimes to police. People would feel safer using Airbnb if they had shown transparency and responsibility but now people will think of it as sketchy and as the company protecting criminals. They need to do what Uber did when it was developing a reputation for sexual assaults and robberies that happened through the app and implement more safety measures.
The same happens with cases of sxual assault. They cover it up. There's been some really damning articles written about how much airbnb is hiding by making silence a prerequisite of settlements. Unfortunately, most people don't really do research into this sort of thing. As a single woman I'll never stay in an airbnb.
Welcome to legalized corporate greed in America.
Correction: Airbnb statement says they *can* remove a host. No promises that they will.
@@mensesmimiTHIS part. Very true!
Someone needs to start a national list with addresses that are found to have cameras.. that’ll prevent further rentals of the property!!
Anita, There you go!!! 😁 Damn, straights... 💯%!!!
Yup, PRONTO!!!!
Look at your phone. I SPY.
Never used Airbnb and will never ever
Congrats thats what the elites owning multiple hotel brands in all continents and owning the CNN too want you to do because Airbnb ruined their businesses and they are now trying to ruin Airbnb’s reputation so people go back to paying 100$/night in their hotels
Hotels have the same issue. 🤷🏽♀🤷🏽♀
@@BloodNote That's what I was thinking. If Airbnb do it, it most probably can happen in any hotel, motel and so on.
You can use it... every apartment has reviews, they show what you're getting with great accuracy
as if hotels are any better. haha
Airbnb deletes negative reviews and keeps such people on the website. Jail them all!!!
They get 10 complaint tickets a day on average about hidden cameras, so just imagine how many more are going unreported.
It's gotta be at least 100x that much, which would be 1000 families/3000-5000 people being recorded every day.
How many of those are kids?
Then, for Airbnb to turn around and say it's "exceedingly rare" is just 😮
? But they don't care cause they understand why they do
That is incorrect
They’re a Zionist owned company / doesn’t surprise me…
All the comoanies in retail do this
Do not use AirBnb.
Find another way to get lodging because they openly say they will not protect the consumer.
FFS do not take your kids to one.
I've never been attracted to that service at all, so I'm not worried on that front. But when you tell us not to take our kids to one under any circumstance, what are you alluding to? (other than what was shown in this report).
AirBNB can be really good, I drive every few months from WA to Nevada or CA and I have to go through eastern Oregon on US 395 or 97 and there are very few hotels or motels and many are nasty and they still charge like $150 even for some nasty place. Instead I have become a repeat guest of a few AIrBNB places like a family farm in Eastern OR is a great stop just at the 9 hour drive mark on the border with CA. They converted a barn in to like 3 or 4 rooms and such nice people they make you breakfast and charge $80 so even cheaper than a motel. But like everything in life it's just making good choices and being very careful where you choose to stay same for Motels too, so many are nasty, bug infested crime holes too, maybe people go there for prostitutes or to take drugs it's all about making good choices to avoid problems like that same for AirBNB or motels
@@rigelb9025did you watch the content the comments are regarding? It was quite clear.
@@pambp5978 Yes I did. And indeed, it was already more than enough to convince any decent person. What I was trying to get to here was whether or not there are some even more disturbing things going with RB&B beyond that, which is why I specified 'other than what was shown in this report'.
@@rigelb9025 you are right, I think just the thought of minor children not being considered a separate different situation by airbnb is concerning
Here’s an idea instead of contacting Airbnb when you find a hidden camera try calling 911. And when the police arrive give them permission to search the house.
@@atsylor5549 Great suggestion! I say do both, but call the police first so Airbnb can't tell you not to call them
Agreed. Having a police report helps in your favor. If you find the camera, hand it over to the police.
Far better idea!
This on top of the fact that Airbnbs are more expensive than a hotel now and the quality has dropped off
Exactly. It was good a few years back, but not anymore
In what universe? I found an airbnb for $75 a day. Can’t find a decent hotel close to that price.
@@nootnewt9323Did you stay on Skid Row? The fees alone are more than 75$
And pay $300 to clean your own room. Hotels are wonderful and this industry did not need disruption.
You are right is insane, I remember 6 years ago was cheap and excellent quality.
Glad this came out. AirBnB needs to be shut down
Ha ha. Just look at their turnover and that will tell you why that will never happen.
Too many palms can be greased with a huge turnover.
As long as "lobbying" remains legal, big companies can do just whatever they like.
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Not possible😂😂
Why should airbnb be responsible for someone else doing???? THEY didnt do it.. The owner of the property is responsible.. Its impossible for airbnb to go check every property.. IF airbnb finds out they are doing something illegal, that property should be removed immediately and a case filed against them for breaking a contract.
These host are weird they need prison time and must pay a fine
Smoke detectors, that is so perverted. Disgusting, there are so many creeps in this world now aways. Sick. Thanks for this revealing video, I hope all these perverts get EXPOSED!!!
No
These bsstards do this to monetize this type of videos by selling it to adult content sites and it happens to millions of people every year
This happens in everyday family homes too. I remember there was big story where a wife found a camera in her kids bathroom and it turned out her husband had hidden cameras all over was filming their kids and uploading on the internet.
We found a camera in our Airbnb years ago too and have never used the service since. Their support didn’t care at all!!
Those hefty cleaning fees stopped me from using them
We once bought a toilet brush, swept all the floors pristine, with a broom we borrowed and guess what they gave us a 2 star review because apparently we left a mess(?!) That platform is weird. Before that both hosts were really friendly and forthcoming, and it was pretty much the only option for where we were staying since hotels in that country are pretty unsafe and unhygienic. So I guess in those situations we will keep using AirBNB, bur I'll make sure to check for cameras next time.
You get charged a cleaning fee and the you still have to clean
Sometimes the AirBnB rooms weren't even clean
This is why I don't trust a Airbnb
Be careful the same happens in hotels
@@That_droper Those are rare but does happen there too
They should be sued
this also happens in hotels esp lower starred hotels
You ever used a public restroom? Portapotty?
Airbnb was once a wonderful concept. It is now no longer local individuals renting out their home but huge businesses and there is no hospitality or generosity
The concept was always just that -- a fairy tale. The entire thing was a way to make money by avoiding regulations and accountability.
Unfettered capitalism -- ain't it grand?
Honestly the people who treat it as a normal business is fine to me it’s the ones like these freaks that worry me
Just like everything on this planet, we ruin it for ourselves.
And they screwed up the prices of homes in the process.
Aids in rising home prices. Housing is now a commodity rather than something people live in. I know there are some who don't take advantage of everything, but that is where it was headed from the beginning. Monetizing everything and making housing unaffordable while criminalizing homelessness. It's the American way.
Very scary. The fact that they do not immediately involve the authorities and contact every previous guest of the host is appalling. The binding arbitration clause should be null, void and unenforceable.
I know it's binding in a civil suit, but I can't imagine it can be binding for a criminal offense.
@@Taricus I hope you're right. It's truly astonishing how a corporation can unilaterally make its own laws/rules over the will of the people.
You can thank Republicans for passing laws in many states that allow these binding arbitration clauses preventing people from suing corporations in open civil courts. They called it "tort reform."
@@davidlane6758 tort being short for torture? They do love to cause suffering
Right? They have these peoples information, including background checks etc. it’s straight up voyerism!!
So, if AirBnB is not taking responsibility for these violations, we MUST not use AirBnB at all.
For anyone curious to know if Airbnb support system is that bad, I encourage you to simply try and file a ticket on especially your safety concerns during your stay. In five days, you’ll be chatting with five representatives, each replacing one another every morning - You’ll be explaining your stressful situation five times in a row, and you will eventually give up. Their exact strategy :-)
I actually had a good experience when I filled a ticket, but that might not be the norm
@@gchanteleme too. I got a full refund within 24 hours even
Fuck AirBnB, but as someone who works in customer service, talking to multiple representatives is just an unfortunate reality for any customer service team. We all take breaks, lunches, days off, maybe our kid needed to be picked up from school. We don't necessarily have the ability to be your only contact with a company. This is no even taking into consideration of course that 70% of the time someone tries to contact us back, we are already on the phone or helping a different customer. So the contact will just be routed to someone else. Should companies invest way more into their customer service so we aren't spread so thin? Absolutely. But to a certain extent what you described, there's only so much even the best CS department can do.
Leaving a system in place that punishes clients while benefitting the company is negligence at best but often seems like fraud. Sounds a lot like claims services at health insurers... It's such a lucky break for stock holders.
They can't even confront guests with the footage because it's illegal, so what is the hosts' end game of using hidden cameras?
I will never ever use this app/website. EVER. And I'm going to tell everyone I know about this.
Thank you for this decision!
Also, when you use AirBnB you contribute to a massive housing crisis caused by this leeching company, making lots of people unable to find rent or even purchase a home.
AirBnB should not exist.
@maodmifcnrits illegal here too
naive of you to think that hidden cameras aren't also in your workplace as well....... we live on an orwellian dystopia yet you people call us "conspiracionist, insecure, toxic incels....."
@maodmifcnr It's illegal anywhere in the world, son. This has to do with human nature, not laws. Ever seen humans doing things that are against the law? How about "all of the time". That's why airbnb gets a report and doesn't contact law enforcement. Doesn't mean you all in Europe are not being filmed. You just don't know. lol
@maodmifcnrI forgot that nobody breaks the law in Europe! 🤦🏻♀️
Buy a camera finder - turn all electronic equipment around to face the wall- remove all existing chargers. We found a camera in our AirBnB in the hallway. We put masking tape over the lens. We even check our hotel rooms.
Have you ever found any in hotels?
so you accept the fact that people put these cameras there?
And how realiable do you think those units are? Ever try one, ever? They're virtually useless, but good idea. Thanks, Jack Handy
Those only work if the camera is transmitting a wireless signal, not if the camera is recording to an internal SD card, for example.
I didn't know there was such a thing as camera finder.
Used to rent Airbnbs, not anymore. Rather rent a high end hotel wherever we go.
Liar, you broke
And you think motel employees do not do the same thing ???
They are just more experienced and dont get caught.....
It’s not always the staff. Creepy guests will sometimes book a suite, plant their cameras or replace hotel clocks/outlets with their camera equipment, and then leave without the staff noticing the changes. They might do several hotels.
Airbnb should be suing the heck out of these creepy hosts, not sweeping it under the rug. Make examples of them so that other hosts don't even think about doing this stuff. And this video could of ended by teaching guests how some of these hidden cameras can be detected/found.
are you ignorant to the concept of capitalism?
Sueing them? shouldn't they be arrested? This is completely unacceptable and Arbnb should be liable.
The problem is that there is no surefire way to detect or find hidden cameras. Even with all the technology, it is very difficult to do consistently.
AirBnB should be reporting the hosts to local law enforcement. As should the guests.
I tried to submit a 1 * review on a host that had mildew, pocket WiFi and other false claims. My review was Removed because the host threatened to remove all 5 property listings.
ABbB is totally biased.
I feel much more comfortable in hotels than staying inside a stranger's home.
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Me too
Free breakfast and AC and cleanest always a guarantee and free rides? And dozens of other perks
I feel wary when a mirror in hotels/Airbnb faces the shower/bed(s) but then again a hidden camera could be in air vents, etc
Cameras can be in hotel rooms too unfortunately.
I quit using AirBnB years ago. Now I have more reasons to never, ever use AirBnB.
Me too
Motels too!!!!
@@catherinerogers8255 What's wrong with motels?
@@coloursoftherainbow8399 They also have hidden cameras. That's what is wrong with them.
Your snake is confused, perhaps it needs some treading on.
My family and I were racially discriminated by a host in George South Africa. We were turned away at the gate and she pretended that there is no room available but she did take the booking and the money. We never got any refund and air bnb did not even care or assist in having the host account. This platform is the worst and untrustworthy.
I can't believe this can happen and Airbnb didn't do anything??
Cheap race-baiting lie. Your profile makes it clear you're black and of Bantu tribe. That's 2x 'master race' privileges in ANC South Africa for you.
If you lie, always make your lies hard to detect. Now if you'd been white or asian, two groups badly discriminated against in SA, your lie might've been believed.
@@UkaLyn_LOf course it can happen. Especially in South Africa. Let's not be wilfully naive.
I hope you disputed the charge
Hope you had TRAVEL INSURANCE
It’s pretty bad when you have to pitch a tent inside your Airbnb to get some privacy.
Only an idiot would do that
Best comment 😮😢🙏
What are you going to put in the bathroom?
😅 🤣😂😂
I did that in my apartment. Lots of shady land Lords.
I would go to the police before going to Airbnb
I absolutely would, too. I'd also try to get the host to incriminate themselves in a way that's recorded/documented.
Then I'd sue the host on top of pursuing criminal measures, and then sue Airbnb as well
@@jonslg240lol you must be American
That's exactly what you're supposed to do.
Airbnb isn't police. They are a company and cannot be directly connected to the hosts because those rooms aren't owned by them.
@@brenzikmohaa they should lock out hosts that are recording their guests tho. Police is there to investigate the crime while Airbnb can prevent it…
@@loonator1995what if the claim made by the guest is wrong? does airbnb just go around banning any host that got a complaint? so we are considering the hosts are guilty until proven innocent? what if you were a host, did not record anyone but your guest claims you did??
First thing to do, disable the wifi that is provided by the airbnb host as all these devices are setup by using thier own wifi. So unplug the wifi router and use your own mobile pocket wifi.
That can help but not always. Some of these record to local sd cards.
Great suggestion
It depends on how many steps they want to get ahead of you. That’s a great first step but they can find solutions around that if they want to.
Unplug all electronic devices that aren't yours in the bedroom. Use the built in wall lights and not any lamps. There's also an app you can use to help find hidden cameras.
@@davids7009unfortunately, there are lodgings that _only_ use lamps. The one time I stayed in an AirBNB, there were no overhead lights, only lamps.
People are also getting sick of all the hidden fees associated with Airbnb. I’m talking to more and more people every day who won’t even use them anymore
And this is EXACTLY why I do not rent Air BnB’s.
It can happen in hotels too
Same. Something about it didn’t sit right with me.
@@anastasia-fr1gnbut most hotel are concnered about their image as a large cash flow is involve.
Here even a run diwn apartment is turned into a rental by just submitting few docs
Stuff like this can happen everywhere, motels, hotels, campings, B&B, cruiseschips etc.
@@anastasia-fr1gn true but more likely to happen in an Air BnB
I’ve always had this suspicion. So never rent from them.
Yup. Same. I never trusted the idea of staying at an Airbnb. I always imagined weirdos would set up hidden cameras.
You do realize this goes on in hotels as well…. As does human trafficking.
This also happens in cheaper hotels, usually by the staff acting independently.
This is why I'd never use Airbnb and recommend everyone to boycott Airbnb for you and your families best interest.
As someone else : Yes.
They can be in regular hotels too though 😬
Virbo
I don’t like Airbnb …only used once and I prefer hotels …Airbnb takes scarce real estate away from people who want place to live.
Some countries ban Airbnb …that is a good move.
@@TastemyAtrocityyou can sue nicely but Airbnb makes you agree not to sue on their website
I have always been afraid of this with Airbnb, that's why I've never used them.
Class action lawsuit against Airbnb
I agree. A substantially large number of people should all get together and decide to boycott that service for good.
100%
Good luck with corporate friendly Republicans installed on the highest courts.
Yup, challenge the service agreement
unfortunately, everyone who has used the site has signed a legally binding agreement that specifically prevents them from filing a lawsuit. To further hold people over a barrel, the remedy from arbitration is usually financial which is withheld until the complaintant signs and additional agreement further restricting their ability to tell their tale.
THIS NEEDS TO GO VIRAL.
lol...I am a host and have cameras in the children's bathroom.......oh yea,,,,,,,,,,,stroke my shaft.
I used AirBnB once, and it was a horrible experience. The room (in a hostel, not advertised as such) was filthy, appeared not like advertised at all. There were no bedclothes, the trashcan was overflowing, and the window opened onto a roof where everyone was partying. I left next morning and checked into a hotel. When I returned home, I posted a review with photos of the room. They were up only a day or so, then removed by, I assume, AirBNB. Never again. And I never recommend them to anyone.
What about all the under age customers they may have recorded! This is a big problem!😢
This!
Men. So disgusting
Agree, but even adults have a right to privacy.
Under age or unaware, they are both crimes.
@@Milesco I said what I said because they seem to have skip over that part and didn't address it!
Long story short! NO MORE Airbnb's!💯
Yeah, I went back to hotels couple years ago bcuz apparently all of these 'home sharing platforms' share similar issues ... plus, I just got sick and tired of cleaning a stranger's house. It's more relaxing just going to a hotel and being pampered.
And paying thousands of dollars on crappy hotel food bc you don’t have a kitchen, and listening to people above you and below you, and midnight fire alarms, and waiting hours to get into your room…. People need to stop acting like there’s not a reason air bnbs became a popular thing.
@@godislovepraisehim8483that's a strange response to the comment that clearly wasn't saying that.
@godislovepraisehim8483 I've had kitchens in many hotels I've stayed in with a stove and oven, full size fridge, and dishwasher. I've never stayed in an AirBnB, but not because of these reasons.
I agree. Tney have these rules to clean certain areas and a to do list before you leave, yet they charge you a huge cleaning fee.
@@godislovepraisehim8483i always get hotels with a kitchen
Invasion of privacy is not ever part of a risk agreement
Oh that's all I needed to hear. AirbnB knows and doesn't care if children are involved. Thank you for this.
I haven’t used Airbnb for years because I personally prefer a hotel. I don’t want to deal with complicated security systems, cameras, keys, or cleaning up someone else’s house when my stay is over hoping and praying that the owner will give me a good guest rating. Airbnb owners can also discriminate against guests at will which is unfair and incredibly frustrating. I prefer to stay in a hotel room or suite where I can check out when my stay is over and move on with my life stress-free.
Honestly with all the add on fees now, Airbnb isn't even price competitive
100% agreed. AirBnB sucks. I have a bad guest reading because the owner didn't like that I put in the review that the place had a dirty bathroom, stained sheets and a severe ant problem. He got extremely mad, got my review of his apartment removed and wrote a 3 paragraph long negative review about me that AirBnB refused to remove. .. that was the last ime I ever stayed in an AirBnB and never again.
As a victim of the same, makes me so sick what people do!!
Lol you're not a "victim"
Where's the video?
@@mariomario1462your not a “human” if someone did it to your mother or sister your be crying your def like a 16 year old loser whos mad at the world go cry
@@mariomario1462 I think he is, people sell these livestreams online on porn websites. It's literraly a way for the host to make money off people's privacy, especially women's.
@@mariomario1462If you don't feel they are a victim, then live stream your love life. Your wife's, daughter's, son's, mother, father, etc. If you can not see the crime here, you are beyond help.
When I was told about Airbnb several years ago, I immediately said to my wife, "Nah, that's a disaster just waiting to happen". Thus, I never will _never_ use Airbnb, not just because of their lack of taking accountability, but because there just aren't any checks and balances to keep everyone honest, safe, and secure. Hotels and motels have a hard enough time as it is.
Exactly
There is one group of people who dont believe in laws and regulations, but complete lawlessness.
Next time you stay in a hotel room take a black light with you see all the human body fluids your sleeping in. Why I bought a motorhome we stay in RV parks 2-3 months at a time we don't have to sleep in common use beds.
Yup, Airbnb Corporate and Airbnb hosts suck. There’s one directly across the street from my house where it seems every weekend the people renting the unit throw big ragers and make a ton of noise. I ended up saving my dogs poop bags for a month and then dumped them all on the front doorstep after one particularly bad party. It was glorious when the host came by knocking on people’s doors trying to figure out who did it. It was petty and probably a karen move on my part but still funny as hell.
@@davidgray1515 Libertarians.
I haven't liked airbnb from the very start, a couple of unsuitable properties convinced me they aren't properly regulated.
The fact is that AIRBNB destroyed the hospitality industry. That’s the pay you need to observe. Period
Yes they did.
This happens in hotels as well.
@@FutureNomad68 -- It does, and I've said the same thing in another comment, but the comment is about how AirBnB has crippled hotels, without delivering on much of what was promised.
@@FutureNomad68as well as human trafficking
Also it has driven up rental prices to the moon across the globe.
I will never ever use Airbnb.
This happens even in the best hotels, not by the owners. People install hidden cameras all over the place and then sell subscriptions to them. There are devices you can buy to try to detect them that can work pretty well.
@@ginodc5944at least if it’s in a hotel there’s security around and you can call the police. Airbnb you have no hope of support or help and you have to sign an NDA.. you also run the risk of the creepy airbnb hosts joining you in your bedroom… to reinstall their cameras.
@@ginodc5944you can sue hotels
Good. Stop using AirBnB. I live in a place where rent is so inflated that regular people can't afford to live here. A huge part of that is that putting a property up on AirBnB is more profitable than conventional renting. People who work in the community can't afford to live in the community. Then the people who rent through AirBnB are utterly disrespectful and thrash the place because there is a $200 cleaning fee regardless of how they act. Now we've got this hidden camera garbage. It's disgusting from every angle. Let AirBnB go the way of the dodo.
it's the same where I live in the PNW also, rent is absolutely inflated to where very few can afford it. there's just nothing available.
Not everybody that Rennts an Airbnb is trashing places It seems that you have a vendetta against people there an Airbnb because of renters. Not only that it seems like you don’t you forget that we had a pandemic three years ago and there’s people couldn’t get their money from the rental properties. They only raise the prices to make up for the cost has nothing to do with Airbnb.
Right when covid started I read a story of a guy who rented ELEVEN houses, supposedly for his own use. The leases ALL said "no subletting, no Airbnb allowed."
Well, he signed leases for them all so he could post them on Airbnb, and then covid happened and he was on the hook for over $38,000 a month in rent for all the houses combined.
Suddenly he couldn't find any customers, and he wanted sympathy!
He wanted the courts to let him out of all his leases, and they said "of course not" so he tried a GoFundMe to raise money.
I don't think he raised a dime
The whole Airbnb thing is awful, for countless reasons.
Greedy the owners greedy . I am not sorry for them
Sigh... 'How can I make this about me'-mentality... This is about consumers being protected from peeping toms and other sexual predators. It's not people like you wanting to live downtown on the cheap and lacking the balls to earn a home.
I've never EVER liked the idea of AirBnB. This is one of the many reasons I'm never staying in some random person's property.
Agree! Who knows it is actually their main intent to spy on their guests that’s why they set up their BnB. Some people are just so creepy 😤
I will never rent someone else's home. Disgusting 🤢
Right if I can't get a hotel I'm not goin
You broke shut up
Y’all seriously think hotel don’t do the same???
I don't get it, like if they want to watch people get naked and get it on then just turn to only fans or cornhub, but don't do this.😐
Many Airbnbs are only used as rentals. I've stayed in a few that were personal homes and it IS just awful. They have personal items everywhere. One had a chock-full frig and asked us to put our groceries in the garage frig (which had a lot of stuff in it too). This was more than 10 years ago. You get smarter about reading the listings. I used to LOVE Airbnb, but haven't used them in many years. They used to be so transparent and open to help, now everything is hidden and secret and shady and they let the hosts make unreasonable demands.
Airbnb is the worst, all this and the insane cleaning and service fees, can’t believe they’re still operating and making bank. This is disgusting!
You think it’s insane to pay someone to clean up after you?
Prob because its still way cheaper than most hotels
Really look at the insane and gross motels you have all arround the US 🤮 Who want to be there?
@@ihelmo i have an air bnb and someone may call my cleaning fees “insane” i guess but cleaning is expensive, im charging exactly what i pay my cleaner. It’s hard to find someone reliable.
There are good hosts and bad hosts. Good hotels and bad hotels. I found a camera in a hotel
@@godislovepraisehim8483 we charge less than what we pay the cleaner and only have cameras outside the property. If it is on CNN the truth factor can be really low
I told my husband, that we will NEVER! NEVER! NEVER! DO Airbnb's, just regular hotels!
You DO realize that a previous guest could leave a phone charger or clock radio in the room and watch future guests? I doubt hotel security or housekeeping check.
Those hotel rooms have cameras too! Be careful
Well even hotels... nothing safe anymore.
You will have to stay home then, everywhere you stay there's a possibility of hidden cameras to be there.
No one wants to look at you anyways, so what's the issue?
The whole airbnb concept is creepy.
NO MORE AIRBNB! Sue AirBNB and sue the host!
Yeah they should DEFINITELY call police. And the renter should also call police.
If they filmed my kids, I'd be doing more than suing!
it's not just Airbnb there are many cases in Hotels, Restaurant/ public WC, changing rooms etc...
Let's all make Airbnb go out of business BC of these types of events. That's it!
I’ve never rented an AirBnB (and thanks to stories like these, I never will), but I once rented a place from someone I was very close to. They had cameras all over the house and, when asked, deliberately lied about it (I initially had suspicions, but couldn’t prove anything, so I flat out asked). The fact that people think they’re entitled to FORCE themselves into someone else’s privacy is beyond sickening. I eventually caught on to what the ex-friend was (really) up to and to this day, we haven’t spoken in years. I hope people like this get every rotten thing they deserve.
So the anti-airBnB hotel lobby funded hit pieces have succeeded with you. Does it not concern you that there are just as many, if not more, cameras hidden in motels and hotel rooms? They don't actually have to be installed by the manager - previous guests can install them and simply connect them to the cell phone system or to the hotel wifi - how often do they change the wifi password? All data is encrypted - you'd need to hire some pretty sophisticated investigators to discover rogue cameras broadcasting.
I travel extensively and I ALWAYS have the feeling of total lack of privacy in every single place. I hear weird clics wherever I stay: apartments, hotel rooms, house bedrooms, bathrooms. I think the microcameras are being installed more and more everywhere.
😫😫 Surely there is a gadget that would help people find hidden cameras & microphones! I know the technology exists because government agencies use them to sweep houses! Just spend a little time checking the decorative items and things like clocks. Turn them face down or to face away from you. It might take an hour or so, but it is worth it for peace of mind!! ❤❤✊🏼 Don't forget to check behind mirrors. I've read a lot and seen videos about cameras behind mirrors. 🤷🏼♀️ You can do it and you can make yourself feel safe by doing your own sweep!!! ❤❤
@@beckinfidelis3916yeah they sell them
So many creepos out there. It's like we are not safe anywhere anymore. I'm a guy and I recently ended a friendship with a male friend because I discovered he has a camera in the guest's bathroom at his house, I told another friend and he checked his phone and found files of videos of a bunch of people besides us.
Lol you're not a victim shut up 😂 nobody is gonna do anything with your shower videos
You love it.
@@NirtyDigger5 Why you say that? Because he’s a guy?
@@mariomario1462 Why do you react like that?
Why?
Air BnB..
They have destroyed people's lives..
I live on a Greek island and locals can't find a place to rent. Everyone is renting to Air BnB..
Laws need to be changed
Actually, the local politicians have destroyed everyone's lives. Their job is to look out for the citizens not to make a profit. But just like all local governments around the world they decided that making a profit from the taxes is far more important than their citizens.
Your local government should solve that
its fucked up happening all over the world
There's probably like 20 people who benefit at corporate. The rest of the world- screwed.
Same in the Rural parts of South England, Londoners buy property and rent it out on Airbnb whilst locals who's family have lived there for hundreds of years get priced out
I must be the weirdest person for never had used this AirBnB. I still prefer hotels.
There are hidden cameras in the hotels too
Never have do t trust it
We have primarily used VRBO, as ABnB has more of a creepy feel partially due to situations where hosts rent a room in their own house. I've checked though and found some property owners list on both websites, not that it means they're doing anything wrong, but I prefer VRBO between the two of I had to choose and wasn't staying in a hotel.
@@Hidna-k2xnot in the rooms its against the law… hallways and common areas yes
@@carollbuitrago112 ur not. #TeamHotel for life. Something about staying in someone's personal space always gave me the creeps and lack of trust for incidents like these.
I KNEW IT! I always wondered if hidden cameras were in these homes. Thats why I won't be using any.
"Exceptionally Rare". Lets do some math. If even 50% of the 35,000 hidden camera complaints were real, it would be 17,500 real complaints over the span of 10 years. That means 1,750 users per year actually DISCOVER hidden cameras in AirBnB's. Who knows how many go undiscovered.
😂😂😂😂 you young people live and die by tech and porn…. Yet you are so naive to the uses of the tech u adore… I would never use Airbnb , never even considered it
1750 out of millions.
airbnb is shameful
@@wolfmantroy6601 how many family homes have you scalped off of the market to convert them into AirBnB, mr superhost?
@@wolfmantroy6601I guess we should not prosecute any crime as well, considering that victims are just a drop in the ocean of billions.
i once "found" an undisclosed camera in my airbnb in vietnam. first they said it was broke. then they claimed it was only for the chinese guests who demanded it. then they claimed it was for my protection. as it wasn't hidden but right in the main hallway outside the bathroom and not disclosed etc. i had them agree to allowing me to disable it myself. i later found that a lot of places in vn will do this and won't delare them unless you say something. in mexico i once had to leave a place because a guy had undisclosed cameras all ver the property. my thing is, if you can't be honest about your cameras, you're probably not being honest about other things.
If you're hosting RB&B, you're probably not an upstanding citizen.
@@rigelb9025 not convinced about that. i met lots of good folks through the platform. what i do, however, if i meet someone good, is that i'll eventually just rent through them directly and not through the platform. i stayed in a great place in VN through a great landlord for 2 years during the pandemic. i stayed 2 years in mexico in the mountains on an orchard after my father passed with a wonderful family. there are tons of scammers, too. but the crux is to be a good citizen yourself so you can settle things off the platform, because the platform is the problem.
@@rigelb9025 weird take
@@Hoop_23 You must be hosting RB&B.
"Incidents of hidden cameras are exceptionally rare." 35,000 incidents over ten years, some incidents include multiple incidents, is far from exceptionally rare. That is more than nine incidents per day on average. More concerning is that number is just what has been caught. Any criminal, if they are being honest, will tell you that the first time they were caught was far from the first time they committed that crime. I can not believe that Airbnb doesn't involve he authorities especially when children are involved. Isn't the lack of reporting a crime a criminal act itself when it comes to children? I fully agree with what another commenter commented - A ten year prison sentence would catch a lot of people's attention, change some attitudes, and turn off some hidden cameras.
It is a crime because the children involved didn't enter into any agreement with Airbnb and therefore charges can be brought on their behalf. Paedophiles are consuming that content somewhere without the knowledge of those poor children and Airbnb endorsed it. This story should be broadcast all over the world
You got it twisted, 35000 tickets can contain multiple tickets (multiple tickets for the same incident).. So if we assume 10 tickets avg per, then it's 3500 incidents over the decade, for 1.5 Billion stays as of 2024. That's approx the equivalent of 1 case for every 430,000 stays. This is why I don't follow mainstream media propaganda
Airbnb owners get removed from the platform if cameras are found, reputable hosts won't risk it.
@@WeiFinder I've hosted for many years. As hosts you have to list any cameras on site which can only be for security purposes on the outside of the home. However, I know hosts who have had guests file a complaint for a driveway cameras etc. This happens more often than you'd think and would be included in that number as well...
@@WeiFinder that's...not how support tickets work. It's one ticket per incident.
How are there that many sickos with the $$ to own an airbnb... Geez
Omg 😲
I will not be using Airbnb anymore 😢
No matter where you stay, check the room.
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How?
I have an Airbnb booked for next month. How can I check for cameras?
Rather not book there if you're going hanky-panky with your other. Book there if you'll conduct yourself like a nun or pope
The thing is how HIDDEN devices are now, & how difficult it can be to detect them when they appear to be perfectly normal items.
More media outlets need to report this. I hope this drives airbnbs down and In turn fixes affordable housing back to normal.
Yea, they skewed and ruined fair market housing.
Hahaha ya it's not gonna be that easy. Airbnb is a symptom of decades of neoliberal economic policy & capitalist rule
Airbnb isn’t the housing problem. Wall street is
I too I’m a victim of Airbnb not coming to our defense when a host took advantage of my wife and I. Airbnb support team was never supportive, were very bias to the host’s claims rather than the guest and took our money of an entire week we never stayed in. Very hurt!
Did you burn it to the ground? Payback its never too late. Take a special trip.
Start a class action lawsuit.
@@ronswansonsdog2833unfortunately, one of their caveats to agreeing to their terms of service, is you agree not to sue them and that you agree to use arbitration if something goes wrong.
Be careful when clicking that little box next to the wording, “by clicking here, you agree to our terms of service”.
Unless you actually read a TOS Agreement, you never know what you’re allowing or being prohibited to do.
That might be your wife making an excuse when she was playing away
@@hmq9052did you actually even read what they said…..?
Airbnb must be cancelled. Period.
Glad this is coming to light.
There are thousands of reports but imagine how prevalent this is, how long it has been going on, and consider that most cases are never discovered. AirBNB needs to be charged and go to trial. Must be done. Where is the US attorney general statement on this corporate criminal activity???
Finally, a news report that's about something real.
Imagine how many of these videos end up on the dark web, or if they get profit from live streaming these poor people
Amateurs use those spybox video cameras. The real problems are the ones people wire themselves. They have pinhole cameras that are insanely small and record in HD. I've seen them smaller than 1 millimeter. They want to complain about Air BnB but dont mention that most are found in public restrooms, hotels, schools, and are swept under the rug for the embarrassment of the company. Most the time it's their employees.
Expose another truth.. Please and thank you if you so choose. Love and light to you
@Runner8617 if it's in a restroom, you contact the police immediately. But I'd find it first, lock the door and call the cops. There's nothing worse than people ruining lives with false allegations, other than the creeps that are actually doing this. Just make sure before you mess with a life, that's all. Don't say nothing, threat nothing, call the police, maybe they will do their jobs, and the DA won't release the perv for a change.
Real pros don't even use cameras, police use xaver 1000 or some device that beam out 5g or radio waves that see through walls and create a realtime 3d model of a person's body to see what their doing. And I won't be surprised if the military already have insect drones with cameras with invisibility cloaking device.
More are found in Air B&Bs because no one can find out.
Yes 0 privacy
I have a vacation rental unit here in hawaii. This is why i tell guests i dont keep chargers for them. I tell them it's for their own privacy due to hidden camera problem across the world with airbnb. I value their privacy and I tell them if they suspect anything unusual take it off and check for themselves as well. I hate how few rotten apples can jeopardize everyone else trying to make a living.
I occasionally check all fire alarms and areas for cameras maybe set up by guests as well. I haven't found any but i will always continue to look out for them.
Good job of you!
How can people rent from you?
So why is Airbnb allowing the people who get caught to continue to rent on their website?
Money. I think they also would feel like they have more liability to go tell the police at the point that they actually ban the person from using the app because that would show they knew about criminal wrongdoing and recognized it was wrong but did nothing about it to alert proper authorities and get them involved. Perhaps they think it is better for their legal/financial interests to ignore it and then deny any knowledge or responsibility for the people using Airbnb for voyeurism.
Money
$$$
Money.. here in hawaii , an airbnb places rent out dog houses with composting toilets for 200 a night..people have no idea.. the photos are usually deceiving. .
MONEY, why the phuck else? Welcome to capitalism, where the bottom line is you and I aren't worth sh*t. Let's keep voting D or R though... SMH!
That’s why I prefer hotels!! Taxes are paid, people are hired and houses are free to locals!
Stop rent appartments!
And this is why I will never stay in an Air BNB
I never understood it, staying in someone else‘s house and having someone else stay in your house is weird to me.
Ban Air bnb. Families need those homes to live in.
Ban???🤣🤣🤣 what?
If you want more housing for families, support zoning and land use reform. STRs are a drop in the bucket.
Absolutely sickening. This interview needs to be aired on all news channels. That ought to make Air B'n'B go bankrupt.
This is why I don’t like to stay in other people’s homes whether it’s Airbnb or otherwise
This is why I quit booking with airbnb. America is full of weirdos.
You think this is unique to America LOL
We just have the resources dedicated to finding and exposing the weirdos in the United States
America? Airbnb is all over the world. You think hosts in other countries don’t put up hidden cameras?
@@Studebricker I think America is uniquely weird.
@@rschloch Whatever that means. And which country are you from?
How can people not think this is everywhere?
Very surprising to me too that it isn't even a thought for so many people.
It is I stayed at 4 Airbnb properties had the sane issue at all of them, the biggest question is how are majority of people who stay at these ok with this, the properties had really good reviews thats why i picked them but they all turned out to be creeps watching me and family on their cameras, me and my wife completely stopped using airbnb because of this
Exactly unregulated rentals wtf do yalll expect?
@@trisetfitnesstv6315 it's not so much that it's unregulated so you shouldn't expect any better. Even regulated is pretty meaningless unless you get caught. I was thinking more along the lines of "people invariably suck." If you can think about it, someone else has definitely also thought about it, and even acted on it. Your worst nightmares? The most degenerate thing you can imagine? That's someone else's Monday evening. To think there aren't people out there illegally recording strangers (or friends and neighbours) for their own sick satisfaction is incredibly naïve.
@@hogglinebulldoggs361 omg
Thank God I've NEVER gone to an Air BnB. I certainly NEVER WILL NOW!
They do it in hotel rooms too.
Same
And the same people recording strangers are the same ones recording friends and family in their homes.
@@girlcalledmango Guests leave these in AirBnB's and in hotel rooms too. The owners have no idea this is going on.
@@nathanb7281no they don’t I worked security for years. As the person who managed the cameras we could barely keep up with the data of the 600 public cameras we had there’s no way we could have had another 2000 in the rooms as well. It’s just impossible to do logistically. Maybe a motel 8 but not in 4-5 star major hotels. We had someone get murdered in their room and we had no cameras to prove anything 🤷🏽♂️. So I can tell you for a fact this is not true.
Plus lawsuits you can actually sue a hotel. They don’t want to take the risk at all.
Im in a airbnb in spain right now and this is sooo scary. Need to check the house TONIGHT😢
Airbnb is toxic
So is your relationship with your mom.
@@NirtyDigger5this is harassment and bullying. It's not funny
@@otto8049How is it harassment? Just because you don't like what I said? Grow up 🤣😂🤣
@@NirtyDigger5 'Toxic' seems to be your natural element.
@NirtyDigger5 this guy is the worst kind of "people" on the internet.
Regulation is needed. Make it mandatory for Airbnb and the like to report hidden cameras to police and ban non-disclosure agreements that hide crimes.
The whole point of AirBNB was for them to avoid regulations, Duh!!
If they did that then the garbage renters and the people that are just managing properties would probably be leaned out because they would actually have to physically go in and check these rooms
there already are regulated AirBnB's, they are called hotels. You wanted off the grid, well, welcome to The Hills Have Eyes. You're off the grid now... see you and your loved ones on the dark web. LMFAO! Remeber when people used hotels and taxis, and there were hardly ever any stories about passenger rapes and hidden cameras in rooms? Like if the government regulations actually serve a purpose. Who would have thunk it? SMH!
When Airbnb decided to not call the police when cameras are found, they became complicit.
Airbnb has single handedly ruined the housing market in my community. Everything about them is appalling, & the sooner Airbnb is gone, the better
Creepiest part is kids are their with parents and you don’t know where the cameras are . If you have (1) you can at-least triple that amount . If you put a camera inside the bedroom , you’re a creep . I’ve heard of the Air Bnb telling guest about cameras in common areas . But what’s common at a private retreat . People can be naked anywhere
Thanks for this. No AirBNB for me.
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This is exactly why I NEVER book airbnb’s. Hotels only.
You ppl pretending this doesn’t go on are truly next level delusional and frankly, dense. This happens ALL THE TIME in hotels. Literally all the time. Human trafficking has occurred in hotels. Bro. Be so serious 😂. Your chance of a security event in a giant hotel is a million times more likely that a random air bnb. This is a hit piece from an agenda who wants to strip people of any ability to make some money. They only want controlled massive corporations and CEOs getting rich, they don’t want the little guy to ever get ahead. Wake up. Stop letting the media dictate your emotions without any logical reasoning on your part. This risk exists anywhere you stay.
Not really safe there either. You just can directly deal with them if an employee installs something.
@@rh906 the odds are in favor of the guest in the case of hotels. They have a brand to protect, they must keep their licenses to operate, it's all standard and devices can more easily be detected by their own people. It's like buying something from a store versus buying from someone on the street. It might go just as well, but if something is to go wrong, it's more likely in the second case.
I found a camera in a hotel room, and told police and they said it was legal and without the actual video file and proof the hotel obtained that video there was no evidence of a crime. Simple finding a camera isn’t enough evidence
@@RR-ds4sdnot at all. I went through this. The hotel is like a shield. Police cannot get access. There must be lawyers involved. They can hide all the evidence quickly or remove employees that were part of it. I found a camera in my hotel room, called the police and they said they couldn’t do anything with more evidence. Just finding hidden camera isn’t evidence of a crime. You need proof it was taking and storing video somewhere unfortunately and that you are in the video
So you pitch a tent inside air bnb rental to protect yourself.
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Great idea. U r a genius!!!!!!😂
Brilliant 👍
And then pitch another tent inside that tent
Literally why i would not book airbnbs.
I hate Airbnb , my country is suffering from homes to rent.
Same in many other countries. 😥
Same in Spain, it's a big problem.
So? Don't blame Airbnb for that
@@L2002
Airbnb IS responsible for making this situation worse.
@@shizukagozen777 Nope, it wouldn't make any difference