How to know if there are hidden cameras in your hotel room

Perpetrators are planting small spy cameras in unsuspecting places, like rented rooms and airplane bathrooms NBC’s Vicky Nguyen reports for TODAY on important steps to take to check your environment.
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[@truneilson]

This is why I pack a pad of post-its. I cover peep holes and anything suspicious or facing a weird way.

[@andrewpippa5590]

Great idea! Thanks for the tip.

[@Coffee240]

Your comment is the best, thanks, I'll do that from now on. I'll take 3 in, stick on everything.

[@adamchan1998]

Make sure you spot them all. Otherwise, your effort is futile.

[@KKLee-yt9ic]

Great tip

[@ASD-DAD]

Can you hear yourself talking and can't you see how silly it sounds? Why do we all have to take extreme measures such as the one to talking about? People shouldn't have to live like that

[@cadrniadrctkers]

These cameras need to be regulated and steep penalties enforced. You can never be safe with things like this.

[@gottalovegabe1176]

I grew up in an age of no internet, no cable tv, no hidden cameras. Life was a lot simpler.

[@hirenmehta9371]

There's no absolute way to confirm unless you get a professional who will sweep/scan the entire room. There could be cameras behind mirrors too.

[@Max-nt7ho]

Cover mirrors with towels.

[@robr177]

Exactly. And those devices can only detect infrared lights, which only some cameras have.

[@nutmeg8399]

I am in a hotel right now. For the last week I felt something was off. Like, I was being watched. I looked everywhere and there are so many things that could be a camera. There are three smoke detectors and the one right above my bed looks very different than the other two. The two ones that match keep flashing a red light, the one that is different, doesn't flash a light but has a green light in it when u look closely. Anyone know what that is?

[@hirenmehta9371]

@@nutmeg8399 If you suspect it's a camera, just cover it with paper & tape and remove when you leave.

[@AJ-hm7bn]

Yea also if there's one In a toilet there could be screws hidden ing the carma in side them its very rare but like trust me I seen cameras in screws so cover it with tape

[@GoldSag1]

This is why Ive never rented an airbnb

[@hotdrumchick]

It can happen in hotels too.

[@kevinb6745]

Def happens in hotels-probably more often tbh

[@ceesparxxx]

An Air B&B, I understand how that can be a problem.....but Hotels? Now thats actually scary!!

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Right

[@billballoo7881]

Hotels are probably less affected. Not impossible but they have outside people cleaning the rooms that may notice a hidden camera. An AirBnb, yeah if they owners are pervs then ....

[@Franzifii]

There's not really a difference. Anyone who booked a room or an airbnb before you could have placed cameras there. Doesn't matter if it's an airbnb or a hotel. A room is a room.

[@LenamWells-qs6rd]

2:33 ​@@meahdahlgren6537

[@Crismodin]

It needs to become the new norm that cleaning staff will do sweeps with a spyware tool $40-$200 in common areas - would add no more than a couple minutes to a cleaning routine.

[@aronm5329]

To do an accurate assessment it would add like 30 minutes, sadly very few hotels will take that effort

[@christineh9134]

Perhaps cleaning staff are the ones installing the cameras since they have access to the rooms.

[@Crismodin]

@@aronm5329 A deep clean every once in awhile, but to do a swipe over in different area rotating every cleaning would not be hard to do.

[@neryskkiran1820]

Cleaning staff are generally poorly paid, and poorly treated. The burden should be placed on the management to figure something out.

[@neryskkiran1820]

@@christineh9134 More likely not.

[@ASD-DAD]

Hotels, landlords airbnb they should all be held accountable and sued the s out of them.

[@SA-Bean-Bean]

Ok? So are you gonna ever tell us how to find them like you click baited in the title? SMH

[@AskMiko]

3:59 here you go

[@lauriewu-jf5nh]

True. Most of us don’t have the device they showed at the end to use to spot the cameras. I wouldn’t know what to look for. They needed to show close ups of the actual cameras as well as what they looked like when hidden.

[@PinkyFingerPedalStrike]

you gotta watch the video, I suppose

[@RetroGirl1967]

@@lauriewu-jf5nh That's my problem. Give me the name of the product and/or the company that makes it. I need something to type into a search bar to find it. This video didn't give me enough information to know what to look for if I wanted to purchase one.

[@L1623VP]

@@lauriewu-jf5nh Exactly! This report was poorly put together.

[@leapintothewild]

So it’s a ton of money to rent anything, already have to wet wipe the remotes, door knobs and light switches, and check for bed bugs, now also cameras. It’s EXHAUSTING to travel, not to mention potential death by Boeing or another passenger. Good grief.

[@vendettachicken]

This is why alot of people own campers and I even know a few who sleep in cars like SUVs on longer runs. They convert the whole back, put mesh screens on windows and sleep in well lit lots. Everything costs waaaay too much for them to mess up business by planting cameras but I assure you, they do.

[@AJ-hm7bn]

I rather sleep on the street with a basket for clothes a. Blanket and things under to keep me up and not deep down in the box then cover it skull 💀

[@99999me1]

Basically avoid cluttered accommodations.

[@PatJones82]

Hoda is like. YEAH WHATEVER, nxt segment.

[@mugentuner]

Sounds like a nice lawsuit to me

[@sophiah2665]

😂😂😂😂👍

[@sshukla7975]

Thr girl missed it because our generation has a attention time span of less than 30 seconds... I have seen people zoning out and just giving up in few moments... And back we go to our phones... It's ironic for a generation glued to camera isn't able to spot it... While the parents are more observant...it's not because of the fact they are parents but because tbey literally focus.... It's scary situation, how careless we as a generation has become... and how many creeps out there...

[@RudieObias]

I'm sorry, but this comment is just way too long. I stopped reading 😅

[@enjoystraveling]

I was thinking the younger girl would’ve found more cameras because the younger generation knows more about technology, but I guess you’re right about the older generation can focus more sometimes or concentration

[@Sarita-bs1ro]

Did they ever list the items to help find them? It would be nice as a single female traveler.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Right

[@BassPlayer9000]

I use an app called Wunderfind

[@Hayley20605]

If someone could drop the name of that red light product that would be great!

[@melamoris6728]

I wasn't able to find the one they had, but I was able to find one that's kinda similar. It's called the SELOWEA Hidden Camera Detector. It's square and looks like it does the same thing. It is more expensive though.

[@saratemp790]

Lens detectors

[@poughquagpops3379]

@@saratemp790 I wonder if that's all those detectors are finding?......something that reflects and may be a possible lens. Would be nice to learn exactly how they work.

[@saratemp790]

@@poughquagpops3379 every camera has a super shiny lens that a lens detector can pick up.

[@jo8726t]

To bad they didn't add like link for the spyware..

[@johannechampagne7332]

Camera detector app on your phone. Point it at everything.

[@handdeeabroad]

The most important info, they provided NO details😡

[@coomchugger]

Airbnb rentals would be more of a concern than hotels honestly. I've worked in the hotel business for a number of years and if anything I'd say be more concerned about how "clean" your room actually is. There's no guarantee the pillows you sleep on, or the blankets tucked onto your beds aren't washed after each checkout, and with plenty of hotels likely understaffed they're more than certainly cleaning (and inspecting) rooms quick rather than thoroughly in order to keep up with demand.

[@littleripper312]

Yup, I also worked in a hotel and cleaning is more of a priority at this point than cameras. Cameras could definitely happen but the likelihood is still pretty low. Our hotel cleaning staff was pretty good but it just takes someone tired or being short staffed and corners will be cut. People need to think of how they are at work or their coworkers and remember cleaning staff are just people too.

[@benjaminperez1149]

I saw some woman using a device that beeps when it finds a camera.

[@lilacbirman]

Ugh! Another thing to worry about! I wish they said the name of the exact one they demonstrate here. There are hundreds with varying reviews, and so many reviews are fake.

[@user-oz1sg8ck3c]

Seriously they should have put a link or something so we knew the right thing to buy

[@irememberla6460]

Basically it is almost impossible to detect...and hope for the best...?

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Right

[@GodWeenSatan]

Or just change your clothes under the blanket

[@reesies7937]

This puts me on edge! I will have to look for cameras from now on.

[@zettaclark3213]

I don't think cases like this are rare. I think it happens alot and we need more info on how to detect the spy item.

[@trinasyoutube]

This is why buying travel trailers is common. Doesn’t help on overseas travel though!

[@coolleo149]

If I booked at any hotel, and I see any hidden cameras around any room I’m in, I’m gonna be way too scared and embarrassed at myself

[@joeyjoe308]

FR

[@wowwow3530]

Imagine thats happening in 5 ⭐ hotels

[@mikechoi1577]

They don't need hidden cameras to see us. Privacy is a lie. 🤣

[@Ukrainian-woman-of-your-dreams]

I would like if tech companies can put hidden cameras in clothes and jewelry for victims of human trafficking, abuse, etc.

[@kimannepark4709]

Usually, tourists and travelers are too tired from their long haul flight to even have the time and energy to search their hotel rooms a couple of hours before showering or sleeping. Why not put up an international security or certification company that would regularly audit and certify these hotels as hidden camera-safe and put that out in Expedia or travel sites or something. Any hotel that fails should be shut down.

[@CS-qc7np]

Looking 👀 for the people who thought this was clickbait because they didn’t watch the end of the video where she showed what to use to find hidden cameras. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@RetroGirl1967]

But they don't give the name of the product or the company that makes it.

[@CS-qc7np]

Many shows don’t show the brands of products because they can’t officially promote it, but since you know it exists Google it or Amazon it. That’s what we did! 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@CS-qc7np]

Many shows contain products but do not show brand names. Now that you know it exists, do the research. That’s what we did. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@r8chlletters]

Um….how about the advice not to rent an air bnb?? But way to go teaching everyone how to get and place hidden cameras everywhere 😂

[@chrisamies2141]

I suspect if they did come out and say that AirBnB might sue. Loss of earnings and all that.

[@TravisDoesKayakFishing]

All I can think about was that night in California. I was watching the primary debates and drinking. I had a bit too much. I was traveling for work so it was just me. I got hungry bad, like really hungry. I am talking about Papa John's XL Meat Lovers. The things I did to that pizza. I didn't even leave cheese on the box. Someone probably has this footage.

[@rebeccadubois6536]

I absolutely despise people for this reason. It is however a great way to make people shower less and to make me abstain from any intimate relationships! 😂😊

[@robr177]

Camera "detectors" only work on cameras that have night vision using infrared light. Night vision involves the camera lighting up the room with infrared, which the camera can see and record as black and white. That's why, in any test that they choose to show with these devices, they miss some, because the ones they miss do not have night vision. The little "lens" just changes the frequency of light from infrared to visible red. But, of course, can only do that if the camera has its night vision light on.

[@saratemp790]

Not true. It looks for lens which every camera has.

[@robr177]

Not gonna find a lens if its behind a one way mirror. @@saratemp790

[@lillordakira9752]

It's like that movie " Enemy of the State ".

[@joannejohnson7006]

Thank you, important information

[@j69confessional]

enough already - we're tired.

[@palmstring1]

It's really tough to look for those sneaky cameras kept away everywhere you visit. The experience would be scary & disturbing.

[@angskeet]

Lucky person who got to watch me fart all night long after eating a big dinner.

[@CG68810]

Airbnb says these instances are rare. Yea, they are rarely reported. I am sure this happens alot and people never know.

[@Max-nt7ho]

What’s that red-light device under $50 called? Hope the hotels/resorts/AirBnBs would provide enough towels for covering up suspicious cameras. 😄

[@christineh9134]

I would bring a roll of painter's tape and use that to cover over any suspicious holes in objects.

[@Lulu-ye4bw]

They should STOP selling these NOW!

[@Soaptastesok]

"AirB&B investigated themselves and found no wrongdoing. The camera cases are rare"

[@JerseyArkansas]

Click bait! Nothing is taught here

[@Merbella]

Your phone is listening/watching and recording you always. That's even more scary!

[@aronm5329]

When using a RF detector you should turn off anything transmitting a signal before hand

[@robr177]

But they are not RF devices. They are infrared devices. And, wireless signals, if they are using them, are microwave, not radio frequency.

[@aronm5329]

@@robr177 ummmm.... what? It's definitely RF. I have multiples myself due to the nature of my work. A radio frequency is anything below about 300GHz. Blutooth and longer range wifi uses 2.4GHz, new wifi uses 5GHz, FM radio, uses 88 to 108MHz, amd so on. There are direction based microwave transceivers, but they wouldn't be used for spying since they require line of sight. It was only used in this video for camera detection. Which wasn't the only thing they were testing for

[@saratemp790]

​@@aronm5329I have a question. Those cameras use wiFi to transmit. Will you be able to see the name of the strange wifi on your list?

[@genxer6928]

But a Heat /Thermo Detector

[@thuanantythieu2764]

3:50 the guide starts here

[@FlipStar26]

This is scary. MEGA scary.

[@roxanefrancisnorman]

how nasty to spy after people....awful

[@user-oz1sg8ck3c]

Where do i buy the device there they showed on the show at the end i wish they put a link or something to buy that model

[@littleripper312]

Whenever in someone elses house, a hotel, an air bnb or just generally anywhere outside my house I assume I don't have full privacy. It's sad but I for example don't do the same things in a public washroom or a hotel washroom or bedroom that I might freely do in my own home. Doesn't mean I would be okay with it being plastered on the internet but I definitely modify my behaviour.

[@michaelspaargaren5595]

Lol, "'She could be sleeping in that bed..."' why not say what we are concerned about. Not sleeping, lol.

[@robw4801]

Where would you purchase the hidden camera detector

[@youarehere1251]

Honey, not tonight. I have a feeling that somebody's watching me.

[@Vincent67337]

I heard from a friend that there are plenty of girls who you can watch online. It's even legal, unlike this.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Sad but true

[@SilvanaSilva-mm3mk]

It’s a very simple problem to solve….keep smiling through out your staying 😂😂😂😂

[@micheleboyle3547]

I remember that movie that the air b and b had cameras and all the scary stuff that happened…good movie….

[@kinigoldnisle6094]

Where is the information of what to look for?

[@es5891]

The security dude was a straight creep lol

[@FlipMacz]

I watched this stupid video only to have the guy say put a "towel over it?" Wow. There are cam detector apps. 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@Unknown0human]

Maybe train your dog for hidden cameras?

[@tinaapple1342]

I'm sleep in the car and take shower in at Ocean 🤣

[@Curitaw]

Please give use an answer on how to spot the cameras? I did not hear anyone mention advice as to how to locate the cameras.

[@Ryan125y]

Jokes on them if they ever filmed me traveling for work

[@julieduncan1996]

Isn’t there some kind of electronic disrupter for this problem? Telling us to “be observant” is obviously not enough of a help.

[@rjmacquisitions3349]

Thank Goodness Her Daughter is Beautiful 😍.. Brains Not So Good 🧠 😢

[@nisansalabandara7569]

Thanks

[@Trina_White]

Thanks for the lifelong paranoia!😂

[@ShadesOfIvory]

Yeah...👀🤦🏾‍♀️

[@lenaaustin6692]

Basically it's paranoia unless you can prove it. Lol what a world.

[@dianna1417]

It would been helpful to give examples of hidden cameras for viewers, thumbs down.

[@WilliamsEmp]

The question is, what happens to the owner once that happens?

[@RWM07001]

Still trust this over Airbnb.

[@JesusisMightytosave]

Call upon the name of the Lord and be saved. Jesus Christ is the only way to Salvation Seek the Lord while He can be found John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have an everlasting life. God loves you ***

[@Geblawi]

“Jillian” sucks. 😂

[@diegitocafecito]

Yo they can watch me if they want 😂

[@lovewillwinnn]

Lol did you call each other before the show? Pink and brown day? ((3:56))

[@user-lp7xp8vt4h]

Yeah, THANKS ALOT, GANG for mentioning what that first camera detector was called.. I even had my ear pressed up against my phone so i wouldnt miss it, but you guys didn't even whisper a name..let alone share with the audience not only What that camera detector was called but where interested partys can purchase said items..

[@NHLblkgurl]

If you end up on a por-no site?

[@supertuber120]

I would guess that's one of the reasons people do this. Either a site or just for their own personal benefit.

[@catherineto]

Don’t make us feel insecure about our world. I don’t have problem letting people see me naked as long as I don’t know about it :)

[@DeBoraRachelle]

So they no longer have the real "bid" where you tell them the price?

[@PanchoMacho-cl2dk]

People pls dont listen to these people. They just sound like they know whay theyre talking about. The point of these shows is your pockets time and emotional state. Theyre not better or know more than you.

[@fragrantbloom]

Better not to stay in an Airbnb. Hotels are the better options.

[@jimmyj8936]

What is the name of the first device?

[@geegeelast7597]

Air B n B is notorious for this.

[@MakeWay4CJ]

The title of this video was "how to know if there are hidden cameras in your hotel room" but other than "throw a towel over it" I haven't seen anything in this video actually telling us how to do that.

[@style_icon997]

Can you use the light from your phone as well?

[@zoraydavieira890]

There are apps you can use on your phone to detect hidden cameras, etc. some have a monthly fee too…Amazon too have hidden camera detectors, fyi.

[@Cdel2006]

Where do you buy those gadgets to detect if there’s a hidden camera ?

[@JoseRodriguez-xf4nj]

If you fat or ugly, you do not have nothing to worry about

[@najn_]

I kinda don't care if someone sees me pee or shower myslef. It's a natural thing anyway 🤷

[@rozeryumnam1656]

Danger 😢

[@MareN95]

And one more thing we are the ones spending our hard earned dollars here. We deserve respect

[@user-hw3kp8wu2p]

Why?? WHY

[@andrewli1519]

Even a house u buy or renting a house or Apt could have one i think...

[@scribbledeggs3222]

Man yall need to stop being so paranoid 💀

[@user-mv2tg8hc8c]

They don’t tell us what to look for. What do small hidden cameras look like?

[@MakeWay4CJ]

The title of this video was "how to know if there are hidden cameras in your hotel room), but I haven't seen anything in this video actually telling us how to do that.

[@gregg5958]

They literally showed a couple of devices at the end to help do that.

[@keithlewis4250]

Have a James Bond bug decting device. The light will turn red.