{"id":2204898,"date":"2024-04-30T16:19:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T07:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2204898"},"modified":"2024-05-06T14:38:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T05:38:35","slug":"south-koreas-spy-camera-epidemic-persists-despite-stricter-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/04\/south-koreas-spy-camera-epidemic-persists-despite-stricter-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea\u2019s spy camera epidemic persists despite stricter laws"},"content":{"rendered":"
The misuse of spy cameras in South Korea, which has instilled fear in women of being filmed without consent in public spaces, continues to be a significant societal issue despite the introduction of stricter laws in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n Many electronics stores continue to sell spy cameras openly, even though they have been at the center of a national debate for years. Calls to tighten controls on the sale of these devices have intensified, but efforts to pass relevant legislation have stalled in the National Assembly, leaving little hope for immediate progress.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBefore using any public restroom, I check every corner for hidden cameras. It feels like my privacy is constantly under siege, not just in restrooms but everywhere,\u201d Kim Soo-hyun, a 39-year-old from Seoul, told <\/span>Korea Pro<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n National police data reveals a worrying trend in South Korea. The Korea Police Agency <\/span>reported<\/span><\/a> a 20% increase in illegal filming incidents from 2019 to 2022. However, the arrest rate for suspects in these cases dropped by 10% during the same period, a trend experts attribute to the challenges posed by increasingly sophisticated filming devices.<\/span><\/p>\n