Historically, Airbnb allowed the use of indoor security cameras in common areas of listings, such as hallways and living rooms, as long as they were disclosed on the listing page before booking, clearly visible and were not located in spaces like sleeping areas and bathrooms.
How do you read that and conclude “they explicitly allowed hidden cameras”?
That it was explicitly allowed in the rental agreement for the purpose of collecting evidence of rulebreaking.
I don’t know if you’re going to find anything that explicitly states that the security cameras are intended for security, but
https://news.airbnb.com/an-update-on-our-policy-on-security-cameras/
you’re looking for this.
From your link:
How do you read that and conclude “they explicitly allowed hidden cameras”?