I was staying in a house that has cameras installed inside. I don’t know about the ones that aren’t visible, but I can clearly see two of them. I already know that the owner is recording; this came to light accidentally through an innocuous request on his part—one that immediately made it clear he is monitoring everything happening inside the house. Before this discovery (and I am the only person in the house), I used to feel comfortable walking out of the shower completely undressed. Is that even a normal thing to do? On top of everything else, it is about 35C outside, yet he remotely sets the air conditioning to 26 Celsius (80F). I don’t know anyone in the world who would set their home thermostat to that temperature; you would simply be stifling to death without the AC running. I manually adjust it back down to 23 degrees Celsius (74F). But every single time, he changes it back—sometimes in the middle of the night (since he is in a different time zone)—and I end up waking up simply because of the heat.

This HO needs to be removed from the platform

[image] Travelerthiswld: This HO needs to be removed from the platform This!!! :index_pointing_up: Another vote from me for “get out now”… I hope by now you have talked with THS member services about this. As already stated by others – major violation of terms, and I would not trust the owner to either turn off the cameras or disclose where they all are. You do not have to stay, no matter how much you like the pet. Do let us know how it turns out. Stay safe!

@Cat-ophile no the one I mentioned just requested female sitters. No idea if he had cameras, it just seemed odd to me so I checked the previous reviews, mostly younger women but not all. Maybe he thinks females are tidier or something but also there are weirdos out there, and I sit with my husband so I didn’t qualify anyway :laughing:

Have you found a solution @ariela ?

This is shocking and no it is not normal. Report him to THS, he needs to be banned from the platform. Report him to the police, who knows what he’s been doing with the images he’s been filming of you and potentially the other female sitters. I wouldn’t even finish the sit!

too many examples of this from the couchsurfing days. SUPER ICK.

It’s a violation of just about every rule in the book - so you should contact member support and have the HO blacklisted.

I completely agree with this advice. Also, the warning that he may be putting video of you naked on the Internet. This is a criminal matter, as well as being a violation of THS rules. I also agree with the person who said to stand up for yourself. I am an older woman and know how hard that was for me when I was younger, but you really must do this for your own safety. Good luck!

@Katie what is the problem with “female” as I was one who used it. Personally interchangeable with woman to me so I’m at a loss with your comment. Actually when I think about it a bit more the term “female” came from the hosts request which is likely why I also used it.:thinking:

Is it normal to film a sitter inside the house?

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Katie 24 April 2026 14:31 30

Can we please normalize the use of “woman/women” and not “females” when referring to human beings?

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