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And how would they know? Oh right, hidden cameras. Nothing about airbnb is attractive to me any more.

That would be very illegal in many places.

For what it's worth, they're also prohibited by Airbnb's terms of service: https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/3061

Camera's don't have to be hidden to prevent guests. It is allowed and becoming very common to have cameras at entrances and becoming common to restrict guests during the day as well as overnight.

and yet it happens

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