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Hidden camera at Airbnb house in Japan catches Korean couple off guard
By Lim Jeong-yeoPublished : June 30, 2017 - 18:31
A Korean couple traveling in Japan found a hidden camera disguised as a fire detector in a house rented through Airbnb.
The couple, according to a post they uploaded to an online community, said they spotted a green light coming from a fire detector in a corner of the room as they were readying themselves for bed.
The couple, according to a post they uploaded to an online community, said they spotted a green light coming from a fire detector in a corner of the room as they were readying themselves for bed.
The detector appeared to have a tiny camera lens pointing directly toward the bed.
The couple talked about what would happen if the detector were actually a hidden camera. Things went downhill from there.
“The night became a nightmare after we searched online and found an exact same-looking cameras up for sale on the internet,” the Korean man wrote online.
Shocked, they disassembled the fire detector and found a micro-SD memory card inside. The card turned out to have recorded everything that had happened in the room.
“Fortunately we hadn’t done anything that night, but this was an Airbnb house we had previously rented on an earlier trip,” the distressed man said.
The couple contacted the South Korean Embassy in Japan for help in reporting the case to police.
“People from the embassy came to the police station to offer support. They drove us to different accommodations to stay at for the remainder of the trip,” the man wrote.
A representative from Airbnb told The Korea Herald that “Airbnb has a zero-tolerance policy towards privacy infringements” and that “any relevant cases are dealt with utmost gravity.”
The host of the home fitted with the alleged hidden camera was immediately banned from the Airbnb community and maximal support was given to the guests.
By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)
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