{"id":18935,"date":"2025-05-27T08:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T06:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/every-time-i-took-a-shower-i-thought-is-he-watching-me-the-terrifying-rise-of-secret-cameras\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T08:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T06:37:19","slug":"every-time-i-took-a-shower-i-thought-is-he-watching-me-the-terrifying-rise-of-secret-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/every-time-i-took-a-shower-i-thought-is-he-watching-me-the-terrifying-rise-of-secret-cameras\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Every time I took a shower I thought, \u2018Is he watching me?\u2019 \u2013 the terrifying rise of secret cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone can buy a tiny spy camera and hide it in a mirror, fake smoke alarm or public toilet. But why would they? As cases of voyeurism against women soar in the UK, victims say it\u2019s too easy for men to get away with it<\/p>\n<p>The first time Heidi Marney took a bath in her new, temporary home, she felt she was being watched. \u201cI had this overwhelming sense that there were eyes on me,\u201d she says. She remembers scanning the room. \u201cIt was a big, double bath and above, on the wall, there was a TV with a device hanging down with a flashing red light.\u201d Marney sent a photo of it to a friend who assured her that it was a dongle and said he had one too so that he could get Sky in every room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLogic told me that, if someone was filming me, there\u2019d be a camera in my bedroom,\u201d Marney continues, \u201cso I went to my room and looked everywhere \u2013 the wardrobe, the lights; I was meticulous. There was nothing, so I told myself I was being ridiculous. My landlord was the kindest human you could ever meet. He would never do that.\u201d She pauses for a second then sighs. \u201cI\u2019ll never ever ignore my instincts again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2025\/may\/27\/secret-spy-cameras-voyeurism-uk\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/2602b0c666d42e4756525df2b86986e001613632\/0_0_5000_4000\/master\/5000.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=b144cdb983bd1b9600a090ed4090e7a1\" title=\"\u2018Every time I took a shower I thought, \u2018Is he watching me?\u2019 \u2013 the terrifying rise of secret cameras\" \/>Anyone can buy a tiny spy camera and hide it in a mirror, fake smoke alarm or public toilet. But why would they? As cases of voyeurism against women soar in the UK, victims say it\u2019s too easy for men to get away with it<br \/>\nThe first time Heidi Marney took a bath in her new, temporary home, she felt she was being watched. \u201cI had this overwhelming sense that there were eyes on me,\u201d she says. She remembers scanning the room. \u201cIt was a big, double bath and above, on the wall, there was a TV with a device hanging down with a flashing red light.\u201d Marney sent a photo of it to a friend who assured her that it was a dongle and said he had one too so that he could get Sky in every room.<br \/>\n\u201cLogic told me that, if someone was filming me, there\u2019d be a camera in my bedroom,\u201d Marney continues, \u201cso I went to my room and looked everywhere \u2013 the wardrobe, the lights; I was meticulous. There was nothing, so I told myself I was being ridiculous. My landlord was the kindest human you could ever meet. He would never do that.\u201d She pauses for a second then sighs. \u201cI\u2019ll never ever ignore my instincts again.\u201d Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone can buy a tiny spy camera and hide it in a mirror, fake smoke alarm or public toilet. But why would they? 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