An Airbnb host abruptly canceled a family's vacation house when asked about security cameras

Exactly! People forget that most of the regulations now in place are the direct result of tragedies that occurred due to the lack of same. Workplace safety and building codes spring immediately to mind.
Re: AirBnB in general, in addition to the creepy spying, there are plenty of stories of safety issues, like CO poisoning, which wouldn’t have happened in a regulated facility.

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