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Even better (or worse?) hide it behind the faceplate, a little more work but certainly better hidden! Just turn up in a yellow jacket, official looking lanyard and tools...

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The (discontinued) Aruba AP-65 WB did this. It was originally targeted at hospitality applications (hotels etc), where the stealth factor deters tampering:

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/29557041/aruba-ap65wb...

They did it as a 2-gang but you could surely do smaller.

or make it look like a blank wall faceplate on the consumer facing side, but on the other side it has a plug in to get power. Ideally, no tools are required to "install" it.

To consumers, it should look like this: https://www.homedepot.ca/product/leviton-1-gang-midway-nylon...

There are nightlights that are normal switchplates on the front, with springy connectors on the back that get power from the screws on the side of the light switch.

https://www.amazon.com/Single-SnapPower-SwitchLight-Built-Am...

Don’t forget to bring a clipboard.

You laugh, but when I was in graduate school working long hours, if I needed a break from the PhD's who controlled me, I would go to a random building with a clipboard and one other item (flashlight, red pen, sometimes just a stick) and find a dark room to hide/sleep in. No one asks you questions if you have a clipboard and something else that makes them assume you know what you're doing.

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