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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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    They’re usually hard wired via cat6 and powered by POE, and will also alert for a lack of input

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      Every day I love my RV more and more.

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        This is more of a hotel/airbnb problem than a home/vehicle problem

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          …the RV means I rarely stay in hotels…

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