A German woman is suing Airbnb after the owners of a flat she was renting allegedly used a hidden camera to "spy upon her while she was completely undressed".
Two years ago, Edith Schumacher rented a flat in California along with her partner, Kevin Stockton.
During her month-long trip, Edith slept in the nude, wandered about the flat with no clothes on and engaged in a number of "intimate conversations".
Legal documents revealed Edith and Kevin also discussed "the nature of their relationship" during their stay.
But she was shocked to allegedly find a camera which appeared to be switched on, leaving her terrified it had been used to capture frank images of her in the buff.
"Mrs. Schumacher is deeply humiliated and angry about the fact that the camera was and/or could have been used to spy upon her while she was completely undressed and walking around within the property," her lawyers alleged in a court filing .
"Moreover, she has been and continues to be concerned that images of her exist in electronic form and could make their way onto the Internet or some other medium."
She is suing the owners of the flat as well as AirBNB, which she accused of engaging in "little, if any, investigation of lessors before allowing lessors to post their property on the internet portal".
Edith was naked on a number of occasions during her stay.
As well as sleeping in the nude, she was often forced to walk through the flat totally starkers because the master bathroom "was filthy" and she had to use the guest facilities.
Airbnb vowed to fight the allegations.
"Though we do not comment on pending litigation we will defend it vigorously. Airbnb takes privacy issues extremely seriously,” a spokesman said.
"All hosts must certify that they comply with all applicable laws in their locations and are of course expected to respect the privacy of their guests.
"Airbnb warns hosts to fully disclose whether there are security cameras or other surveillance equipment at or around the listing and to get consent where required."
Source - http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/woman-sues-airbnb-after-hidden-7033802
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