Is there is a spycam in your hotel room? What you need to know before checking in

SINGAPORE – Where they once lurked in public toilets and changing rooms, the Peeping Toms of today have evolved – and so has the technology that enables them. Armed with pinhole cameras no larger than a thumbnail, and with live-streaming capabilities, offenders now operate at a high level of sophistication. Entire networks can feed voyeuristic content to audiences online, often through platforms that exist in dark corners of the internet. For travellers, this introduces new risks. These cameras can be concealed in accommodation, from hotel rooms to short-term rental homes, and are increasingly difficult to detect. Hidden cameras are typically…