Taiwan's Largest Beauty Clinic Chain Is Being Investigated After Hidden Cameras Were Found In All 18 Branches
On May 6, authorities raided all 18 Airlee branches and found pinhole cameras disguised as smoke detectors in every one of them.
Taiwan's largest beauty clinic chain is being investigated after a customer found a hidden camera disguised as a smoke detector in her treatment room.
Airlee is a beauty clinic chain based in Taiwan, with 18 branches across the country.
On May 2, a customer posted a video on Threads after she noticed two smoke detectors in her treatment room while she was partially undressed during an appointment at Airlee's branch in New Taipei City.
When she zoomed in on one of them, she spotted what appeared to be a camera lens inside it and reported the incident to the police.
The police later dismantled the device and confirmed it was a camera, but the storage device had already been removed, according to local news outlet Mirror Media.
The customer said in her post that she had “never imagined something like this could happen” and that clinic staff denied knowing about the device.
In an official statement, Airlee claimed the surveillance cameras were installed across its branches to “guarantee the quality of medical services and the safety”, and that it would cooperate fully with the investigation.
On Wednesday, May 6, authorities raided all 18 Airlee branches and found pinhole cameras disguised as smoke detectors in every one of them.
Airlee’s Chairman Chang Ju-shan, his personal assistant and the surveillance equipment engineer were detained for questioning.
The following day, the court formally charged all three with illegally collecting personal data and secretly recording sexual images, among other charges.
Taiwan's Consumer Protection Committee aid it had received more than 362 complaints online from Airlee customers as of May 8, exceeding the threshold required to pursue a group lawsuit.
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