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Family finds full-sized camera openly recording in their Airbnb and it wasn’t even hidden – just sitting there blinking
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We Got This Covered
A family vacation in Perth, Australia took a bad turn when guests found a large video camera recording inside their Airbnb rental.
The device was not hidden but sitting openly on a bookcase with a blinking light showing it was recording.
Is that standard practice?” The camera’s blinking red light clearly showed it was recording the family in what should have been a private space.
Airbnb responds after viral attentionThe family contacted Airbnb customer service to report what happened and ask for help with rebooking.
The company then gave a full refund for the hotel stay, covered other expenses, and gave them a coupon to help the family move to a similar Airbnb property in Perth.