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DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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Hotels have developed a new revenue stream: "algorithmic" smoke detectors

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DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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@_ZachGriff: I was just scammed by a @Hyatt hotel — and what I’ve uncovered so far points to a *much* bigger issue. A 🧵 (1/13) It started when I checked out of Hyatt’s Pell Hotel near...

Guests report getting billed hundreds of dollars for smoking, based on the readings of an “algorithmic” smoke detector. The sensor manufacturer markets its product as a way for hotels to unlock new revenue streams.

See also: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/marietta-hotel-fined-women-hundreds-smoking-they-say-other-activities-tripped-sensors/WPFWFT7INFGOLHR4HSQK7YIOKY/

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      How is this a plus for guests wtff

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        Devils advocate, I guess the room won’t smell like shit

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          Oh it will.

          Why would companies who willingly scam you wish to spend money to keep their rooms nice, when they’re straight up stealing from their guests?

          Have you never watched Hotel Hell?

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      lol fuck these people and these hotels. It’s not about not smoking, it’s about charging more money.

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      I tend to huff arsenic trioxide when I stay at a hotel. Will the hotel smoke detectors fine me for that?

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