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We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 days ago by along_the_road@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This is actually so disgusting. Have to wonder if shit like this is (or will start) happening elsewhere too. Guess I'm gonna be paranoid in hotels from now on. :|

EDIT: briefly searching indicates it's common in South Korea too. Not sure if it's just more common in Asia right now or what. Seems like most of the articles about the West I'm finding are about cameras in bathrooms and shit (not that that's better...).

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 2 points 9 hours ago

EDIT: briefly searching indicates it's common in South Korea too. Not sure if it's just more common in Asia right now or what. Seems like most of the articles about the West I'm finding are about cameras in bathrooms and shit (not that that's better...).

It can (and does) happen in all countries. For whatever reason though, it seems to be more common in eastern Asia, from what I've seen anyway.

If this bothers you (and it probably should), then you should really check every hotel room you stay in, regardless of country. It usually just takes a few minutes when you get into the room, plus you can check for bed bugs while you're at it.