Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Airbnb has a hidden camera problem

theatlantic.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

21–24 of 24 posts

Re: Airbnb has a hidden camera problem

#21

Post by sparky_z »

danielfoster wrote: post #20

I've stayed in countless Airbnb rentals and the only time I saw a camera was in a common area shared with other guests. This was disclosed. There is no "hidden camera problem" on Airbnb. As a (legal) Superhost I place a lot of trust in my guests and have never felt the need to record them. Maybe this is because I meet at my guests in person or have a trusted friend do so. I've never felt the need to record what is go…

>I've stayed in countless Airbnb rentals and the only time I saw a camera was in a common area shared with other guests. This was disclosed. There is no "hidden camera problem" on Airbnb.

The thing about hidden cameras is that you can't see them. They're hidden. Unless you did a full electronics sweep on every place you stayed, that fact that you can't recall seeing one means nothing.

Re: Airbnb has a hidden camera problem

#23

Post by CaptainZapp »

hadsed wrote: post #4

Say what you want about Facebook, but at least they put an incredible amount of resources into hiring humans to deal with their problems that require good human judgment. They can of course do this because they basically print money. What about companies who operate on thin margins like Uber and Airbnb? (Uber at some point had been spending hundreds of millions of dollars on customer support, to their credit.) It see…

Say what you want about Facebook, but at least they put an incredible amount of resources into hiring humans to deal with their problems that require good human judgment.

They most certainly did not do that out of the goodness of their heart, but were more or less forced to after their platform was used as a conduit for genocide, which they ignored for years and for other very unsavory and partially illegal practices.

Most of the moderators are contractors, who make slightly above minimum wage and have absolutely horrible jobs and work under dreadful conditions[1]

Using Facebook as some role model is disengenious, at best.

[1] https://gizmodo.com/the-horrifying-lives-of-facebook-content...

Re: Airbnb has a hidden camera problem

#24

Post by skloff »

overwhelm wrote: post #8
TheBeardKing wrote: post #5

Airbnb allows cameras in living rooms as long as they're disclosed? I sure hope that disclosure is extremely prominent to make sure I never book one. I can't believe they allow that.

Starting in early 2018, Airbnb added another layer of disclosure: If hosts indicate they have cameras anywhere on their property, guests receive a pop-up informing them where the cameras are located and where they are aimed. To book the property, the guests must click “agree,” indicating that they’re aware of the cameras and consent to being filmed.

This is in the top 3 requests I get from hosts while making floor plans of their properties as a service: https://www.archibnb.com. So far all the cameras were outdoors, aimed at the entrance door. In any case, hosts want to be sure guests understand exactly where the cameras are.
Post reply on HN