A CNN investigation finds Airbnb fails to protect its guests against the persistent threat within its industry.
Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English6•8 months agoAirbnb is pretty much dead. I don’t see the benefit over a hotel. Unless it is some remote place with great views there is no point
joewilliams007 ( @joewilliams007@kbin.melroy.org ) 4•8 months agothe issue is, airbnb can never protect against that. The only thing i believe they should do, is informing about this when booking and maybe linking scanners, that can scan rooms for cameras.
1993_toyota_camry ( @1993_toyota_camry@beehaw.org ) English7•8 months agoAccording to court records, an Airbnb representative sought permission to report their complaint to the host, a man named A. Jay Allee. “Do you mind if we contact the host and get his side of the story?” Wyzynajtys recalled the Airbnb representative asking in the message.
They should also contact police rather than alert hosts that their spy cameras have been detected