It's common to stay in a hotel outside the home, but the hidden cameras in the rooms are unsettling. Recently, Tang Chen (pseudonym) of Hengyang, Hunan Province, encountered such a thing: after she found a hidden camera in the room of the Linwu International Hotel in Chenzhou City, the hotel arranged to change the room, and the result was that the hidden camera was found in the newly changed room. She immediately called the police. On October 13, the hotel manager told reporters that the hotel has screened all rooms, and no other cameras have been found, and the hotel itself is also the victim. The reporter learned from the Linwu County Public Security Bureau that this matter has been listed as an administrative case, and the police are investigating. After finding the hidden camera, I changed rooms, and the result was... On October 7, because of a business trip, Tang Chen stayed in Room 1711 of Linwu International Hotel in Chenzhou City. On the short video platform, she just brushed the news that the woman was secretly filmed, and out of curiosity, she also decided to check whether there were related suspicious devices in the room where she lived. This investigation shocked Tang Chen! In her room, inside the charging plug facing the bed, there was really a running camera hidden.
"At that time, I tried to poke the panel with a toothpick, found that the poke could not go in, looked closely and found that there was something similar to a camera, I immediately asked the front desk to take the screwdriver over, after dismantling, I really found that it was a glowing, running camera." The video provided by Tang Chen shows that the camera hidden behind the charging plug plate is about the size of soap, flashing blue light, and a memory card is inserted inside. Tang Chen said that there is 29G content in the camera, indicating that a lot of video has been taken. At present, the camera has been handed over to the police.
Tang Chen immediately took pictures of the relevant evidence and called the police, and the police brought back relevant evidence such as cameras. At the same time, the hotel arranged for Tang Chen to stay in room 1311. After changing rooms, Tang Chen still had palpitations, she checked the room again, and the result was that the camera was also found in the socket hole. She was shocked and called the police again, "The police came again, and at that time they also retrieved the check-in information of other customers in the hotel room." ”
Because it was about 11 o'clock at night, and many colleagues were in the hotel, Tang Chen still stayed in the hotel for one night that night. Hotel: We are also the injured party, waiting for the police investigation results on October 13, the manager of Linwu International Hotel told reporters that after the incident, the hotel has checked all other rooms, and did not find the rest of the cameras, and the hotel is currently cooperating with the police to investigate. Manager Tong said: "At present, the police have not yet determined the matter, and the hotel fully accepts the results of the investigation after the police investigation. The guest said she might be in a civil lawsuit, but our hotel itself was also a victim and didn't know where the cameras came from. Manager Tong said that the hotel side wants to wait for the police to determine and relevant findings after the results of the investigation, and then talk to consumers to strive for a solution that is satisfactory to both sides. On October 13, the reporter learned from the Linwu County Public Security Bureau that the matter had been listed as an administrative case and the police were investigating. Lawyer: If it cannot be proved that the hotel should bear the corresponding responsibility for fulfilling the security obligation, the hotel finds the hidden camera in the hotel room, the hotel says that it is also the injured party, if the privacy of the guest is leaked, who should be responsible? Liu Ming, executive director of Hunan Ruibang Law Firm, said that in this case, if the camera was installed by a third party, the manager should produce evidence to prove whether it has fulfilled its safety and security obligations, and if there is no evidence to prove it, the hotel should bear the corresponding supplementary liability. According to Article 1198 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China, operators or managers of business places such as hotels, shopping malls, banks, stations, airports, sports venues, entertainment venues, or organizers of mass activities who fail to fulfill their obligations to ensure safety and cause harm to others shall bear tort liability. Where damage is caused to others by the conduct of a third party, the third party shall bear tort liability; where the proprietor, manager or organizer fails to fulfill its obligation to ensure safety, it shall bear corresponding supplementary liability. After the proprietor, manager or organizer bears supplementary liability, it may seek compensation from a third party. If the camera is installed by the hotel, the hotel is involved in criminal and civil liability. Liu Ming said that in terms of criminal liability, according to article 284 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, whoever illegally uses special equipment for eavesdropping or stealing photos, causing serious consequences, is suspected of constituting the crime of illegally using special equipment for wiretapping or tapping, and shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years, criminal detention or public surveillance. In terms of civil liability, the hotel's behavior violates the privacy rights of consumers and should bear the corresponding compensation liability.
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Source | Xiaoxiang Morning News, The Paper