A little bit of context … I’m nearly 50, and for the past 1-2 years have lived in a house owned by my parents at their invitation / request that is across the road from their own.
We generally have a good relationship, but my dad is 80 this year and become more mentally challenging, particularly taking a dislike to my partner of 12 years as he feels he doesn’t work hard enough, and despite them being ok for money, owning three detached properties outright and a good pension, become increasingly obsessed with money, and not spending it. Between December and March he wouldn’t let my mum have a debit card to their joint account, although she’s managed to get that back now. She said a few months ago he’d bought a couple of secret cameras because he keeps cash upstairs in the house, and mum made a joke of she hoped he wouldn’t have it on while she was getting ready!!
Long story short, I’ve just found a spy/secret camera in my kitchen. An alarm went off when I touched it - it was in a ‘key bowl’ on the breakfast bar!
Ive covered it in duct tape and put it in a drawer but am worried and concerned as to how long its been there!!
Has he been in and planted it when I’ve been out? Or has it always been there and I just noticed it? It doesn’t look like a camera (hence spy type) just a small black plastic cylinder smaller than a ping pong ball with an elasticated loop attached. But when I showed it to my other half he took a look and after 20/30 seconds deliberation realised what it was.
Anybody have any info as to how these work? There is no wifi it could connect to so presumably on a data sim for live feed or an SD card in it that can be removed and downloaded??
Im thinking of not saying anything as don’t want to alert him I know? Maybe just tell my mum in secret?
thoughts??