South Korea's spy camera epidemic has women fearful they are watched wherever they go

When Lee Ye-rin (not her real name) received an expensive clock as a gift from her boss, she assumed he was just trying to be friendly. 

Despite being much older and married with children, Ms Lee's boss had made some clumsy romantic overtures which had made her uncomfortable. 

She had rebuffed him. As they worked together, Ms Lee grew close to his family and believed he understood she wasn't interested in him. 

The clock took pride of place in her bedroom for a while. But when she moved it to another room, something strange happened. 

For more than a month, it had been streaming footage from the inside of Lee Ye-rin's home to her boss' mobile phone 24 hours a day. 

The clock, sold as a nanny cam for those who want to keep an eye on domestic workers, was promoted as providing perfect footage in the dark. 

"I cried all night. I couldn't sleep. I had to take medicine to soothe myself," Ms Lee said, admitting she still had trouble sleeping a year later.

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