It's unsettling how contacting the police is not even mentioned. I'm assuming Ireland has laws that make covertly recording someone in their room illegal. The owner shouldn't be delisted from AirBnB - he should be in jail.
We shouldn't be relying on corporations for law-enforcement.
> Aoife Mullen, communications manager for Ireland's Data Protection Commission, told CNN that the commission was "aware of the issue," adding, "we will be seeking further information from Airbnb on the matter."
It appears that authorities were contacted and will investigate. I would guess this is more a civil case rather than a criminal case though. Still might result it jail time but probably doesn't require sending police out to find and arrest the host right away.
Airbnb says "The safety and privacy of our community -- both online and offline -- is our priority [1]"
[1] Contradicts the experience of the guest : "They still didn't seem to grasp the seriousness of the issue. They were treating it like a canceled booking," Nealie Barker said. Ultimately, Airbnb's trust and safety team promised to conduct an investigation, and it temporarily suspended the listing. ... After she got through to them two weeks later, the company told her that the host had been "exonerated," and the listing reinstated. It was only after she posted about the incident on Facebook and local New Zealand news stations reported her experience that the host was permanently banned, she said.
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> Aoife Mullen, communications manager for Ireland's Data Protection Commission, told CNN that the commission was "aware of the issue," adding, "we will be seeking further information from Airbnb on the matter."
It appears that authorities were contacted and will investigate. I would guess this is more a civil case rather than a criminal case though. Still might result it jail time but probably doesn't require sending police out to find and arrest the host right away.
A quick search turned up https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/hidden-showe... - it's in the US, but still, looks much more criminal than civil to me. Hackers have been jailed for far less.
[1] Contradicts the experience of the guest : "They still didn't seem to grasp the seriousness of the issue. They were treating it like a canceled booking," Nealie Barker said. Ultimately, Airbnb's trust and safety team promised to conduct an investigation, and it temporarily suspended the listing. ... After she got through to them two weeks later, the company told her that the host had been "exonerated," and the listing reinstated. It was only after she posted about the incident on Facebook and local New Zealand news stations reported her experience that the host was permanently banned, she said.