I guess far from every host does this, I would even say it's probably very rare. But maybe there is a reason to stay in a hotel after all ;)
In a rented room scenario, you obviously have an expectation of privacy up until someone tells you explicitly that there are cameras in the space, at which point I guess you can decide whether or not you want to stay there.
So in this case (and depending on local laws, obviously) it seems like the renter would have to convince a judge that the photo of the room with a white blob in the corner was enough notice to circumvent that expectation of privacy.
He also had Bottles of sausages and would check through the camera who used them without paying. He also charged 50 cents for those coffee pads and used the camera to check on it.
When I asked him to turn on the heater he lied to AirBnB on the phone(which they recorded) and then assaulted me and kicked me out.
His one listing was removed temporarily but his other listings are still there. So yeah, even a hostel would have been better.
Edit: the response from AirBnB was way better than the response from German authorities, but that may have been because they heard everything on the phone.
I ended up telling them off and will report it to the tax office. Which, while nasty seems to be only thing that will get that guy into trouble, Police at least doesn't care even though he violates a dozen laws including standard German privacy practice.
Hamburg DPO would be another avenue: https://datenschutz-hamburg.de/
If you're interested in involving media, heise.de and golem.de might be interested - at least some of there journalists are on here too.
There is very little chance that German police in Hamburg would not consider those alligations serious. Lots of Germans have black hair. Few Germans are tall and blonde. German police will file your case in any case.
This is actually very common. Whether you have dark hair or not, the former just makes it more likely. What I learned is that by law they're supposed to do that job. However, the general recommendation is not to go to the police, but rather to write the complaint to the DAs office[1]. Not only is a complaint to the DA office generally more fruitful they also immediately give you a reference number, which is more valuable than what most police officers will give you when you file a complaint there.
I'm going to contact the DPO yes, but I don't have any expectations. I'm not a big fan of Casper actually, his last legal publication is about animal rights. The SH DPO is way better efficient and faster at decisions. The line up is two ladies leading it, one of them with a technical background(computer scientist) and the other one a lawyer[2]. I work in German government, and we even tried to pay SH to get feedback(something they won't do).
That's why I was surprised when the Hamburg DPO received praise at the 35C3, since that's not inline with what I've seen from them at all.
[1] https://www.unternehmer.de/recht-gesetze/122808-so-erstatten... [2] https://www.datenschutzzentrum.de/ueber-uns/
> German police will file your case in any case.
Yeah, that's what you'd expect. Doesn't always happen.
What is that limit; what law is it in?
He has summer blankets in the room with spare blankets and tries to charge 1.5 Euro per extra blanket.
Do you get to demand 20degC at work?
20degC is a bit hot for my liking, 18 degC as a minimum, perhaps - one should expect to wear a jumper in Winter.
Yes, if it's office work or other work without physical activity. Limits are lower for more active work. (and of course special rules exist for environments where working in cooler/cooled rooms is required)
It is illegal however, to share that film without consent or video tape outside the apartment. You can video tape with your camera moving around in a public space without permission, but same here you cannot share it online or something like that.
I agree with these rulings and I think it should indeed be legal to video tape inside your own home. It's very illogical if that wasn't the case.
The ECHR clause on right to private family life would certainly seem to curtail your rights (by giving rights to family/friends).
Also even if it's your home, if you rent it out, that's a commercial activity even if it's your personal residence.
If you have a hidden camera and someone found it, the reviews wouldn't be good for business.
Also this article from 2013 seems to indicate that while it was legal to film people in private at some point that already changed before the GDPR: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2040434/secretly-shooting-vi...