My understanding is they are not currently filming in rooms, because the WG said that inside the room they cannot see. But that does not mean that they won’t. This whole set up makes me extremely uncomfortable and I won’t be back. Of course everyone is an adult here and needs to make their own decision on what level of privacy they are willing to give up.
Speculating on Olina, I really think they keep their girls under lock and key, and micro monitor their movements. Perhaps someone just needs to tip the authorities off and organise a raid to rat these guys out
I feel like this thread is getting a bit out of hand. I'm not a lawyer but I'm pretty sure about the following:
1)
Filming anyone inside or outside the flat is legal. You can install a camera overlooking your entrance door and no one will be able to succesfully sue you over it. Yes, it's not great to have your face recorded when you visit a WG but what exactly does it actually prove? Only that you have been to the place, not that you had sex with her. You can always claim that you visited the WG with hopes of punting but then got into a dispute and left the apartment. I have a hard time seeing how anyone can blackmail you with the recording (unless you cheat on your wife/girlfriend and can't come up with a plausible story as to what you were doing there). It's not a crime to have sex with a WG let alone go to her flat.
2)
Filming ANYONE during sex without their consent is illegal in the UK. This applies to you filming the WG without her consent as well. If Olina or the WG were to film you having sex inside the flat then they would be committing a crime right there. There has been a landmark ruling about this issue two years ago. See information below:
External Link/Members OnlyExternal Link/Members OnlyOf course you'd have to prove that they recorded you in secret. A tape could exist unbeknownst to you but why do you care about that as long as no one sees it?
However, blackmailing you with that tape would be really stupid of them. Once they make the tape public you could reach out to the police and tell them that you have never consented to the recording. I'd love to see how they defend themselves in that scenario. Any further police investigation could reveal another bunch of illegal recordings made of other punters. Besides, blackmailing is also illegal. And bad for business too. They stand to lose far more money than making through the blackmail...
I have a hard time seeing what they would gain by filming you during sex. As for visiting the premises, I can see how recording can help the police catch a punter who commits a crime
against the WG.