German woman found a hidden camera in her California Airbnb rental

There have been several cases of hidden cameras filming guests at Airbnbs, prompting a blog post about a script to detect cameras and disconnect them from WiFi [0] that was posted here about a month ago [1].

0: https://julianoliver.com/output/log_2015-12-18_14-39

1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10763732

“Airbnb takes privacy issues extremely seriously,” said an Airbnb spokesperson via email.

Which is apparently why they let the couple who surreptitiously taped Mrs. Schumacher to continue to rent their apartment through their service.

This might be in poor taste, not just because of my proposal but also because I'm using a pun combined with a Hacker News cliche, but it doesn't need to be a bug - it can be a feature.

A lot of people are exhibitionists, a lot of people are voyeurs. Just advertise that your Airbnb is encrusted with hidden cameras. Solved.

Sounds like a tinder / airbnb mashup waiting to happen.