Airbnb says it’s removed a host from its site who hid a camera inside a smoke alarm at a property in Cork.
The device was found by a family of 5 from New Zealand, who were staying in the house last month.
Airbnb says it’s removed a host from its site who hid a camera inside a smoke alarm at a property in Cork.
The family say the finding was a massive shock.
They phoned the host who eventually admitted hiding the camera.
The family took screenshots and sent them to Airbnb – but say the company initially cleared the host of any wrongdoing.
Airbnb now says it’s removed the “bad actor” from the site and insists hidden cameras are never allowed.
It’s also apologised to the family and given them a full refund.
The Data Protection Commission’s looking into it.
