How Creepy are the Creepiest Internet Spy Cams

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Surveillance cameras have become part of our everyday environment. During the course of the day, you can expect to be filmed in dozens of places – by cameras on traffic lights during your morning commute, at the ATM, at the office, at the supermarket … you might even wander into the frame of a GoPro mounted on a motorcyclist’s helmet or accidentally photobomb a cell phone selfie (maybe you’ll even become a celebrity meme like In the Way Guy). The video surveillance market is expected to rise to $15.9 billion in 2014, and that’s not counting cell phone and personal handheld video cameras. Video cameras can be found everywhere … including some very creepy places.  If you’ve got a credit card and Internet access, you can become the creepiest pervert on your blocks with the purchase of one of these sleazy home surveillance tools. These are ostensibly available to keep an eye on the nanny or to catch or cheating spouse in the act, but the Peeping Tom potential for these is off the charts.

1. The Showerhead Camera

Let’s drop all pretense about this one being for home security … unless you have a real phobia of cat burglars using your bar of soap during a mid-theft soak. It’s illegal to videotape anyone without their consent, so unless you’re sharing a bathroom with a freaky exhibitionist with an obsessive-compulsive need to be squeaky clean, this product is strictly for dudes with a Porky’s fixation. It’s also pretty ballsy to put a camera lens immediately in the direct line-of-sight of the intended peep-ee, but there are still sites that advertise the camera and do-it-yourself options available online.

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2.  The Toilet Brush Camera

This one is just gross. Anyone who has ever scrubbed the back base of a toilet knows that it’s not exactly the sexiest spot in the house. Still, it’s possible to get a camera that can be discreetly hidden in a brush handle to the rear (pun fully intended) of the toilet to get a clear butt-shot. As countless Skin-a-Max movies have illustrated, people can look sexy while soaping up in the shower, but not many folks look sexy while dropping a deuce or cleaning up afterwards.

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3.  The Air Freshener Camera

This has to be the creepiest camera on the list, simply because it is so easy to conceal. Virtually every bathroom has some sort of air freshener in place. In fact, they can be plugged in anywhere in the house without attracting attention. These can sell for $299 upwards, depending on whether or not you’re looking for one with an internal memory drive. Like that scent? That’s Peeping Passionfruit.

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4.  The Big Book Camera

Looking for an unobtrusive way to doing some spying? Why not use a massive generically-titled tome, placed prominently in some entirely conspicuous area. No, not on the downstairs bookshelf, but awkwardly positioned on a nightstand or balanced on the back of the toilet as if left behind (again, pun fully intended) for some light bathroom reading? The big book camera was outdated back when it was used in old Cold War spy movies and Dick Tracy comic books. Now, it’s particularly obsolete in an era when seeing a surveillance camera in a home is more common that seeing a hardcover book. You can get one for $199 … presumably more if you want a good story in there, too.

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5.  The Smoke Detector Camera

Like the Air Freshener Camera, smoke detector cameras can be placed in any room of the house without rousing suspicion. Unlike some of the bathroom-centered items on this list, a Smoke Detector Camera can be used for more legitimate surveillance purposes, such as checking to see if anyone’s bothering to check the smoke detector batteries or how frequently your cat passes through the upstairs hallway (a heat sensor causes it to activate whenever a “warm body” enters the frame). Neat stuff, but – and call us old-fashioned if you must – we’re more interested in the smoke detectors that let us know if we there’s a fire in the house or if someone overcooked the roast.

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6.  The “Covert” Baseball Cap Camera

Want a surveillance camera, but want it to be a bit sporty? Might we recommend the wearable “covert” Baseball Cap Camera, a perfect way to keep the sun out of your eyes AND grab video evidence when you confront the neighbor about stealing your newspaper again. It comes in an array of styles, including plain grey, with an enigmatically generic logo, or as a non-licensed version of your favorite MLB team’s logo. In addition to grabbing great video footage, it has the added advantage of making you look like a dork.

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Dan Murphy is a freelance writer in Buffalo. Pre-order his new book documenting the rise of women’s wrestling from sideshow to WWE main event on Amazon.com, "Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women’s Wrestling"
Dan Murphy
Dan Murphy
Dan Murphy is a freelance writer in Buffalo. Pre-order his new book documenting the rise of women’s wrestling from sideshow to WWE main event on Amazon.com, "Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women’s Wrestling"