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Hidden cameras are often tiny and cleverly built into everyday items to avoid detection. The BBC documentary highlighted how common objects like pens, USB chargers, smoke detectors and even air fresheners can conceal spy cameras. This makes them incredibly difficult to spot, enabling the secret filming of women in private spaces, as the story describes.
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