Chinanews client, Beijing, October 16 (Reporter Wu Tao) "There are overwhelming cameras, I don't know where they are." Especially the miniature or pinhole cameras are simply "pervasive."

　　Recently, it was reported that after a consumer found a hidden camera in a room at the Linwu International Hotel in Chenzhou City, the hotel arranged to change the room. As a result, there were still hidden cameras in the newly-changed room.

　　Earlier, there was often news of "cameras found in hotel rooms". Why is it so difficult to renovate miniature cameras?

Image source: Screenshot of the official account of "Linwu County International Hotel"

Hotel response: No secret video leaked

　　The "Linwu County International Hotel" public account issued a statement on the 14th, saying that it was concerned about the installation of pinhole cameras on the hotel guest room sockets on October 7, 2021, which caused widespread concern in the society. The guest rooms were investigated and tested as soon as possible, and there was no abnormality. .

　　The hotel also stated that the local public security department has intervened in the investigation and removed relevant camera and other physical evidence.

As of today, there has been no leak of the secretly filmed video data of the parties. Once discovered, the hotel promised to help the parties defend their rights.

　　However, according to media reports, the person who was secretly filming the camera said that he was not satisfied with the statement, and the apology was not specified to whom to apologize, and no one took the initiative to contact her.

The party also stated that there are 29GB of content in the camera.

The ultimate beneficiary of Linwu International Hotel.

Enterprise check screenshot

　　According to an enterprise search, Linwu International Hotel was invested and built by Hunan Huashun Investment Co., Ltd., and is currently a five-star hotel designed and constructed in Linwu County; Linwu County Huashun International Hotel Co., Ltd. has a registered capital of 2000 Ten thousand yuan, the legal representative and ultimate beneficiary is Zhang Wenhua, through equity penetration, its other actual controller and ultimate beneficiary is Zhang Guihua.

Why is it difficult to rectify a miniature camera?

　　It is not difficult to find that the cameras found in hotel rooms are generally miniature cameras.

Why is it so difficult to rectify this type of camera?

　　First of all, some miniature cameras are difficult to spot.

In July 2020, according to the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department’s announcement, more than 10,000 sets of pinhole cameras, wireless miniature headsets, and illegal equipment integrated with pinhole cameras were seized. These cameras were integrated in lighters, belts, watches, household ceiling lights, Clothes, mahjong gambling machines, etc.

Some second-hand e-commerce platforms are still selling tiny cameras.

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　　One reason why it is difficult to supervise micro-cameras is that it is easy to buy and sell.

A reporter from Chinanews.com recently searched on some second-hand e-commerce platforms and found that there are still micro (tiny) cameras on sale, described as "the camera is about 2.9cm, placed at will", "free of installation, remote mobile phone, silent and no light"" You can monitor without network" etc.

　　In fact, in June this year, the Central Cyberspace Administration and other four departments issued an announcement on the implementation of centralized control of black products such as camera peeping. E-commerce platforms must strictly perform their main responsibilities, conduct comprehensive investigations, and take measures against counterfeit and inferior cameras on the platform. Clean up and remove the shelf for processing.

　　In addition, some cameras are illegally used by some companies, and there is a strong "buyer" market.

For example, the CCTV 315 party in 2021 has been exposed. Some companies use cameras to capture and automatically generate numbers without consumers knowing. The company will know which store customers go to and how many times they have gone in the future.

How to tell if there is a camera in the room?

　　According to a statement by Linwu International Hotel, the hotel will strengthen management and use infrared detectors to conduct multiple inspections of guest rooms every day to strictly prevent the infiltration of illegal behavior and avoid similar incidents from happening again.

　　Some mobile phone security experts also said that if there is a formal demand, it is necessary to buy a camera from a large regular manufacturer to prevent it from being used by a Trojan horse; in addition, to detect the stealth camera, a mobile phone camera can be used. The traditional camera will be filled with infrared light when the light is dark. In the dark room, there may be a camera if there is a red dot when taking a picture with a mobile phone.

　　According to incomplete sorting, generally pinholes or miniature cameras are easy to hide on buttons, hangers, air conditioners, floor lamps, shampoo boxes, showers, set-top boxes, routers, water cups, sockets, ceiling lamps, green plants, etc.

　　Some netizens also shared the "earth" approach, "Bring a small post-it note, where are the holes." Netizens can also detect whether there is an unfamiliar signal access to the WiFi to determine whether there is a camera access.

　　However, the road is one foot high and the magic is high. Many cameras now claim that they can monitor without WiFi.

In short, it is better to be careful in some places that are easy to be photographed.

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