Do not stay at a Hyatt hotel. They're running fake "smoking detectors" specifically as a revenue-generating scheme and arbitrarily fining guests $500.

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@_ZachGriff: I was just scammed by a @Hyatt hotel — and what I’ve uncovered so far points to a *much* bigger issue. A 🧵 (1/13) It started when I checked out of Hyatt’s Pell Hotel near...

@davidgerard Beyond individuals staying at hotels, I’m adjacent to quite a few people who run conferences and conventions. Several will shortly be having very pointed conversations with their hotel liaisons.
@davidgerard New "red light camera" bullshit revenue stream just dropped, 'nice'.
@davidgerard seems like there’s a class action lawsuit waiting for some lucky law firm

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Interestingly the article linked to says that they uncovered the same thing happening at other hotel chains using the same "revenue generating" smoke alarm product, so it's not just Hyatts...

@davidgerard anyone used Hertz rent a car lately? They bogus automated damage claim reporting. Happy to share my experience this month if a reporting or lawyer is interested
@ahoyboyhoy oh yeah that one's the same shit,
@davidgerard if there's a way to make money....

@davidgerard How does this work?

Don’t you have to sign off the amount when you pay with your credit card?

I would just refuse to pay and let them sue… Does this work differently in the U.S.?

@davidgerard that "innovation under capitalism" strikes again