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 partner Kevin Stockton spotted a camera hidden between candles on a shelf.
The lawsuit says she told Airbnb about the hidden camera, but the apartment rental site continued to let the owners rent it out.
The alleged incident happened in December 2013, but the lawsuit has only just been filed.
It read: "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.
"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."
Airbnb has previously said it has a "zero tolerance policy" for hidden cameras, adding that it immediately removes hosts from its listing for breaching the rule.
A spokesman said: "Though we do not comment on pending litigation we will defend it vigorously. Airbnb takes privacy issues extremely seriously.
"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."
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