Is it illegal to put a hidden camera in a hotel room?

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Jason

I am not talking about the hotel itself doing it because I know that ls illegal. Okay so I have found out that by connecting a webcam to your computer and using simple recording software you can turn that webcam into a basic security camera. If I was to use that same setup in my own hotel room to record what goes on when I am not in there, say the maids cleaning the room, could I get into trouble.

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I don't think you can get in trouble.

You could argue that you paid for the room and its yours for the allotted time.

Its close to the same as renting a apt. You sign something like a lease when you rent the room.
You can have a camera on your valuables to keep an eye on them in a room you paid for, no one can stop you from doing that.

How can I use my webcam as a security camera?

profound_0

I've ths idea of using my webcam as a security camera which will record the videos in the hard disk while I'm not at home. To do so, I need a video recorder software which'll take the video feed input frm the webcam and save it into the hard disk. Am I right?
If I'm thn which software can I use?
If I'm not thn how to do it?
...I'm sure it's possible but don't exactly knw how.

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I have a creative webcam, and it came with software that turns your pc into a security system with a program that came with the camera called Webcam Monitor. In this program you can set up your camera to start recording a clip when it detects motion, and then it will send an e-mail to a specified e-mail address. I wasn't able to set it up correctly though and I don't know what I was doing wrong.

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