Anyone who tries to publish scenes caught on video monitors in
public places showing people engaged in intimate moments will face
fines up to 30,000-yuan (US$3,937), the Beijing Morning
Post reported today.
Beijing police have begun a campaign to regulate the city's
electronic eyes. Individuals and companies who set up video
monitors in public areas without approval will be fined 10,000 yuan
to 30,000 yuan, and company executives will also have pay the fine,
the report said.
Those who shoot and publish intimate scenes between couples or
of women suffering a "wardrobe malfunction'' will be severely
punished, the report said.
Video monitors have to be set up in major public areas such as
traffic hubs, infrastructures and units, the report said.
If the monitor fails to work when crimes happen, companies
running or installing the monitor will shoulder the responsibility,
the report said.
Individuals and companies must report to local public security
departments if planning to set up electronic eyes, and they must
safeguard pictures that invade people's privacy, the report
said.
(Shanghai Daily July 3, 2007)