Some have even resorted to pitching tents
That's usually how it gets started
this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2026
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I have to wonder what would offense such an audience. Or put them at risk of something….
Maybe just put Disney films on and let the cameras illegally rebroadcast that. Let Disney fight them.
Didn't read the whole article but first thought - he was fine viewing others but upset when he was filmed?
Could have thought the people knew about it.
I thought it might be possible that he thought they were staged, but it sounds like the practice is well known and you know what you're paying for.
Posing as a consumer, I paid to access one of the livestreaming websites promoted by him - for a monthly fee of 450 Yuan ($65, £47).
Once logged in, I had the option to choose between five different filming feeds, each showing several hotel rooms - visible as soon as a guest triggered the electricity supply by inserting their key card. It was also possible to rewind livestreams from the start, and download archived clips.
Yeah what a hypocrite lmao
Not to disregard the issue, but the ISI does the same thing to generate blackmail.
Although considering the epstein files, that almost seems tame in comparison.
Exhibitionists: which hotel?
Voyeurs: which website?
Oh my god, so disgusting! Which site?
There’s a LOT of that stuff online. I dunno how they get away with it. Sometimes it’s like all in the same room, eventually someone is gonna know
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Isn't there a method using your camera flash to detect cameras?
One option discussed in the article is pitching a tent in the room to avoid being seen. Sounds extreme but honestly might be worth it as these cameras get harder and harder to spot
Pitching a tent when I was in high school didn’t help me not be seen.
Care to elaborate?
Edit: never mind, i got it… lol
the real trick is to be a fat ugly American.
There's a kink for that.
Where? I’ll make an account and share for a bit of cash…
Rather than a flash, you could turn it on as a flashlight to look for reflections from hidden can lenses.
You can also point your phone camera around to look for the IR led on a hidden camera. Note that the rooms lights should be turned off and any curtains closed for this to make sure the hidden camera goes to "nighttime" mode. You can check if your phone will work for this using a good old fashioned remote control with an IR led and see how well its picked up by your phone.
You can also use your phone to check for WiFi networks that seem suspicious.
Don't forget Bluetooth. I have a handy app called "Bluetooth scanner" which scans for Bluetooth signals.
It creates a list with the names of the devices it finds, plus other info like the device's internal name, vendor name, BT address, signal strength, protocol and so on.
It even has a feature which helps you find the device based on changes in signal strength as you walk around.
The theory is to detect infrared light for the cam who utilise infrared night vision, but from the article it seems that they don't use that at all, so when the light's out no one can view anything. This might be the reason why it went undetected.
That's one method, also camera sensors have a retro-reflective effect that makes using a camera flash highlight other cameras in its field.
I suppose you could theoretically utilize the flash functionality in an attempt to catch some sort of glare/reflection back from the hidden camera's lens... maybe? This is just a guess, however, tbh, and I have my doubts of its efficacy against the borderline frighteningly tiny lenses in use on more modern equipment that is designed specifically to be hidden. The pricier gear could (potentially) even utilize special coatings or treatments intended to mitigate such a detection method for that matter, as there's clearly no shortage of money surrounding the... "industry," for lack of a better term.
I certainly wouldn't consider it a reliable test, that's for sure
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