A German woman is suing Airbnb after allegedly discovering a hidden camera in the California apartment she rented through the site. Edith Schumacher is taking legal action against both the site and the apartment's owners over the apparent violation of privacy. Schumacher and Stockton left the apartment immediately, and filed a complaint with the company, although it does not appear to have prevented the apartment from being rented out to others. She says after three days of staying in the Irvine apartment, she and her partner spotted a camera hidden between candles on a shelf. The alleged incident happened in December 2013, but the lawsuit has only just been filed, stating: "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. Mrs Schumacher's privacy rights were violated by this intrusion into her private life."
A German woman is suing Airbnb after allegedly discovering a hidden camera in the California apartment she rented through the site. Edith Schumacher is taking legal action against both the site and the apartment's owners over the apparent violation of privacy. She says after three days of staying in the Irvine apartment, she and her partner spotted a camera hidden between candles on a shelf. The alleged incident happened in December 2013, but the lawsuit has only just been filed, stating: "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. Mrs Schumacher's privacy rights were violated by this intrusion into her private life."