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I'm pretty sure secretly filming your guest's bedroom is also covered by existing laws, even without the rental.

There is also possibility the existing laws take into account intent. Filming with a nanny cam that is visible (even if you don't call it out) to protect your kid is allowed. Filming with a hidden cam for prurient reasons is illegal. Proving intent would be case by case and up to a prosecutor/court.

Airbnb is not explicitly hiding in a gray area. Airbnb TOS forbids the use of undisclosed cameras and those in private areas.

It’s like at a hotel that prohibits smoking but people smoke in the rooms anyway. The hotel doesn’t “hide in a gray area,” they have a rule and it isn’t always followed.

So basically more or less allowed, but you're being a dick for doing it.

There might be laws against it actually, since the other person does not explicitly consent to being filmed, and it's not a public space.

But you can’t put your nanny cams in the rest room.