i’m staying at my friends house for the weekend to spend time with him while he’s back from college. He currently lives with his family (mom, dad & younger sister)

While i was using the bathroom i looked over to the right and noticed a black square adapter plugged into the wall facing me directly. I looked closer and noticed a black hole in the middle kinda looking like a camera. i don’t know if it’s exactly a camera or just a small hidden LED light to show if something is charging. I then noticed it was connected to a chord leading it to what looks like a white charging block but i honestly don’t know what it could be lol. if it’s a camera, it definitely caught me staring at it and taking photos so i’m a bit nervous. Plus i’m female, it’s scary to think someone could be recording me and could be posting it online for some money.

I know he’s not the type of person to stalk on somebody but also he hasn’t even been home for that long so i think it might be his fathers. I want to bring it up and ask about it but i want to make sure that i’m not overreacting.

I have photos of the adapter if anyone is interested in helping, i’ll gladly send photos to help.

The adapter looks exactly like this one i found on a website

https://www.deluxecctv.com/catalog/hidden-cameras/usb-smartphone-wall-plug-charger-adapter-with-1080p-hd-camera-2850.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyPa_4ZPz8AIVuiCtBh1SIgFtEAQYASABEgLyhPD_BwE

UPDATE 1: (next day) Wow! i was not expecting this much help thank you so much. I’m currently still here at his house and waiting for my roommate to pick me up to take me home (i currently don’t have a car, if i did i’d be gone by now) But she’s aware of the situation and is just as interested as me and scared.

I do have one issue, when i woke up to use the bathroom, i passed by his (the fathers/mothers) room and noticed what looks like a frantically thrown around room with cords all over the bed. I may just be overlooking and this could be someone looking for their charger but again i felt it was important to say this.

To answer some questions, yes the back of the adapter had a weird set of numbers with “power adapter model s3” on top of it. When i put those words onto google it did come up recommended search for camera. So again i don’t know if i’m just overlooking everything simply because i’m paranoid but if any of you saw that and know what it means, please let me know, thank you.

Another question/misunderstanding, it was in the bathroom facing directly to the side of me BUT did show the whole shower, meaning if this is a camera... it’s been recording people taking showers, not just taking shits.

some back info on the family, my friend that i’ve known for a long time is FULLY GAY and there’s mostly women in this house ALL of the time when my friend isn’t here in college. Unless he’s snooping on his father but i really doubt it. But i honestly think it’s more likely the father, he does give me weird vibes.

And as for the younger sister, i think she’s 15. So if this is a camera i will be infuriated. Yes because i was recorded but the moment i see others were...especially the younger sister i won’t be able to shut my mouth when it comes to confrontation.

And yes, the family knew ahead of time i was visiting.(if this helps)

I don’t have an android phone but my mom does so i’ll probably use hers lol and see if i can detect the camera.

Lastly, When i took the adapter i also took the cords connected to it AND the white block connected to the cord.

Feel free to message me if you have anymore questions, i’ll try to update as much as i can but i noticed the thread is locked. which i don’t understand, i’m not new to reddit but this is the first time i posted something serious lol But again thank you, it means a lot people care and i will update once i get home. It may take awhile since i’m gonna be running errands before going home. But i will update you all in a bit! Thank you :)

UPDATE 2:

I finally left and Guys. It’s. A. Fucking. Camera. I took off the sticker on the back of the adapter and there’s a fucking sd card here’s a pic https://pasteboard.co/K4uqsh5.jpg

When i popped out the SD card there’s a fucking A written on it. It’s 32GB as well. i’m freaked out.

here’s a pic of what it looks like: https://pasteboard.co/K4urLn2.jpg

I am freaking out, i told my friend and he’s just in so much distress. He’s actually scared. I told him everything including how i posted it on reddit. Him and his mother want to see what’s on it, and take it to the police.

UPDATE 3:

Hey everyone i’m sorry for the late reply but i have some important info. So yes, we found proof of it being a camera and saw the footage on the camera with a SD reader you plug into your phone.

I told my friend and he decided to tell his mother to ask on what to do and she was completely distraught. She immediately contacted a friend who happens to be a lawyer for some advice, and she advised we take it to authorities and we are planning to.

While browsing the footage we noticed it wasn’t anything too revealing, and yes i know it’s still illegal to record anyone without their permission or knowledge but it still helped us deal with everything a bit better.

My friend decided to confront his father about it but he admits a friend from his job loaned it to him a year ago but quickly quit the company after suing the company after an injury and fleeing the country after receiving his money. Now we’re currently trying to find proof that this exchange ever happened and it could actually be this man knowingly gave an older man with a younger daughter and son a hidden camera to capture them and maybe sell them online.(allegedly...in theory... don’t come for me)

Now as for what’s on the card was over 70 videos, different amounts of footage and folders. only one folder had the videos but there was a WhatsApp folder that was empty which was weird. a lot of it was black just showing the candle burning all day but it did capture people using the bathroom.

I try to keep updating as i go but it’s a lot to uncover for me. I’m still in denial about this so i’m just going on my own pace as well as my friends family. My friend said his dad was really upset once he was told his daughter, wife and son was possible recorded. So i don’t know, take that as you will.