Americans have always been fascinated by spycraft, thanks in large part to the Cold War era’s obsession with secret agents and spies, not to mention the cultural impact of James Bond. In the Information Era, government surveilance has become something of a joke with millennials and zoomers. We crack jokes about FBI Agents monitoring our WiFi, and we assume our smartphones are listening to every word we say. Yet there’s another kind of surveillance to worry about — hidden cameras surreptitiously placed into private spaces by sketchy landlords and perverts.
In some countries, hidden spy cameras are a constant threat, and women are especially at risk of having their most intimate moments recorded without their knowledge.