Amy & Aron's

Do you ever wonder how safe and secure you are when you are traveling? I don't mean guarded like an armored truck but I mean how secure your privacy is. Again let me clarify, not your internet privacy but your physical privacy. With the world being so public and everyone posting to their favorite media outlet, how private are you actually able to be? With the "bugging epidemic" upon us, how do we guarantee our privacy? Our children's privacy? Try Scout Hidden Camera Detector by Spy Guy. This is the perfect gift idea for the traveling people on your list.

Have you ever stayed at a motel/hotel or a bed and breakfast but worried that someone might be watching you as in surveilling your room. This has been a concern for me for many years. and, I will tell you why...

When I was in my early 20s I was a waitress at a truck stop with a motel attached to it. It wasn't an upper-class kind of place, more like traveling and a place to sleep for the night then hit the road in the morning. The owner was a very nice guy and as long as the employees did their job he didn't talk to us very much. I was there for about 6 months when my manager was fired and replaced. I was nosey and asked the new manager why.

The old manager had installed cameras in the rooms and was recoding the guests and selling the tapes. He was caught with tapes of couples in their most intimate situations, kids playing, he had things that people would expect to be private, just like they were at home but, he had recorded them and it was online in some cases. It had always made me a little skeptical when we rent a room for the night if someone has done that.

It is illegal in most states to be recorded without permission is there is an expected amount of privacy. Public lobbies, parking lots, corridors, things like that, you can expect to be covered under surveillance but not the room when the door is shut.

What about bed and breakfast? Do they fall under the same laws as the motel/hotel chains do? Do they have a right to protect their privacy since they are renting out their whole home instead of just one room in the establishment? Can they record the common living space like the living room because it's not a sleeping area? It seems like there are so many grey areas in that. I would think the whole place would be private since you are renting the entire place, I will be looking into that though.

So, what do you do? Trust the place that you are staying in doesn't have cameras? Trust that the people employed by the establishment are trustworthy and don't have a hidden agenda? Trust that the private owners of Bed and Breakfast establishments are going to trust you to not destroy their property. There is a lot of expected trust going around. Sadly, not everyone can be trusted.




I'm here to tell you, I would rather be safe than sorry. Do you know how tiny cameras can be? They are small enough to ride in a ceiling vent, a smoke detector, a clock, a picture on the wall, stuffed animals, the list goes on and on. I just did a review on a tiny spy camera awhile back. The entire camera 1 inch X 1 inch X 1 inch. I could literally hold it in my fist without it being exposed. No wires needed, it is a Bluetooth model. It's scary to think that they are so common and so cheap to purchase.

When I had the opportunity to work with Scout, a tiny camera detector, I instantly said YES! This is a way to keep my family safe as well as help you keep your family safe. It's so simple to use too.

Are you thinking, I don't know how to use something like this. That was me, I thought I would miss it if I saw one. SpyGuy has us covered. They have a practice lens in the box so we can see an example of what we are looking for. I have never had a camera detector before so I didn't know what to look for. It's really simple!!

1. Stand 5-15 feet directly in front of the item you think may be concealing a hidden camera.

2. With the LEDs pointing away from you, hold Scout up against your eye so you can look through the aperture.

3. Use the button on Scout to turn the LEDs on.

There are two settings - solid and flashing. Most people prefer the flashing option.

4. Look through the aperture of Scout towards the suspected hidden camera.

If you see a red pinpoint of light shining back at you, you may have found a hidden camera.

If you are going to be traveling and want to keep your family safe, the Scout Hidden Camera Detector is a pocket-sized safety net for you and your whole family. SpyGuy has several other options for detection. Check out the SpyGuy.com website to find what works best for you.