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Hidden spy camera barely visible in planter on a bookshelf. - New Africa/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Cameras have grown pretty discreet in recent years, to ...

Hidden spy camera barely visible in planter on a bookshelf. - New Africa/Shutterstock Cameras have grown pretty discreet in recent years, to the point where some of the things you'd expect to see in a ...