Scout

Find hidden cameras in Airbnbs, hotels, & public restrooms

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Find hidden cameras in Airbnbs, hotels, & public restrooms

14 followers

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Scout is a hidden camera finder for anyone who's concerned about being spied on in private spaces. Every week, the media reports stories of spy cameras being found in Airbnbs, hotels, public bathrooms, gyms, and more - Scout finds them!

Launch tags:Hardware•Privacy•E-Commerce

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SmartAddress

So, you've got two sides of the coin covered - both airbnb hosts and guests. Not only do you sell spy camera products (to hosts) but also products to detect those spy cameras (to guests)? So create a problem and then a solution - brilliant. /s

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7yr ago

Scout

Maker

@sekhar_chandra I was waiting for this comment! Hidden cameras (and other spy tools) can be great tools when used legally. I've had law enforcement, private investigators, business owners, concerned parents, concerned children of the elderly.... they can be used to catch abuse, theft, and even save lives. Putting them in private areas is illegal, though, and Scout helps find those cameras.

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7yr ago

The Nifty

Hunter

I came across Allen via the Texas startup collective I follow on Twitter. Turned out he was building a pretty compelling site focused on spy gear (both for spying and for detecting spys). In this case, the hidden camera finder is a super compelling product for those who are traveling the world, especially as cameras become smaller and more obscure.

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7yr ago

Icebreakers 3.0 COVID-19 edition

Seems like a great tool to have when traveling overseas! Thanks for helping women fight the creep factor while traveling.

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7yr ago

Scout

Maker

@lnchoi absolutely, Ellen - we knew women would appreciate this product the most. It's been a really big issue for women in South Korea: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/...

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7yr ago

Scout

Maker

Hey amigos, thanks for checking out Scout! Appreciate ya, @allnick. I've dreamed of making my own products for years, and Scout is the first one to come to fruition. I've been in the spy/surveillance space for about 10 years now, with the last 5 being at my own company, SpyGuy, which I started after reading the 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. Over time, I've watched as more and more stories hit the news about hidden cameras being found in private places - and those are just the ones that were found. Since I've been in the industry so long, I know just how prevalent these things are, how people are using them, and how people are really concerned about being filmed without their consent. Most advice on finding hidden cameras sucks. Media outlets tell you scan WiFi networks, or to buy a radio frequency (RF) detector, despite the fact that most hidden cameras aren't even transmitting a signal. Scout can work on all hidden cameras because it looks for the lens itself, which has to be exposed so the camera can see anything. I'm happy to take any questions about SpyGuy or Scout - starting it, development, scaling, whatever. To any aspiring entrepreneurs out there, I've posted a link to my 4HWW case study that was on the Tim Ferriss podcast nearly a year ago. I've been told it's "surprisingly not bad". Finally, pretty sure y'all like discounts so if you use code 'producthunt' at checkout you'll get 15% off on Scout for the rest of the week.

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7yr ago

Noonification

@allnick @allenthird do you sell it on Amazon?

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7yr ago

Scout

Maker

@allnick @arthur_tkachenko no, we don't. Maybe it'll be something we do in the future, but right now we're only offering it on our website.

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7yr ago

Honestly, this is such a fun product. Got to try it in a hotel recently when I caught up with Allen at a conference and had a blast playing with it. Can't wait to use it in my check-in ritual at all Airbnb's moving forward, haha.

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7yr ago

Scout

Maker

@jessethanley thanks, Jesse! It was a lot of fun seeing your reaction to Scout, you enjoyed it the most out of anyone I've shown.

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7yr ago

This is so cool!! I love spy gadgets :) That survey saying 58% of AirBnB guests worry about a camera is wild. I honestly never considered it but makes sense. Congratulations on the product launch!

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7yr ago

Scout

Maker

@alxcnwy Thanks, Alex! I was pretty surprised there was a survey done about that, apparently it's on the radar of someone over at that company. I think about it every time I stay somewhere in another city... I look at the smoke detectors and think, "I've seen detectors with cameras in them that look just like that..."

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7yr ago

@alxcnwy @allenthird Depends how the survey is worded... "Have you ever been concerned about hidden cameras in your AirBnB?" Would yield different results to "Would you be concerned about hidden cameras in your AirBnB?"

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7yr ago

Give Local

I got to play with an early Scout and it was really fun looking around the restaurant we were in trying to find the cameras, even if we got some funny looks. It's small enough to be easily tossed in your luggage, so I'll be bringing mine on trips from now on.

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7yr ago

Scout

Maker

@nateliason haha, it definitely gets everyone’s attention when you start waving this around everywhere...

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7yr ago

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