Trafficking cameras HD imaging citizens worry about privacy leaks

Traffic violations such as smoking in the car and making phone calls will not escape the electronic eyes of traffic police. Yesterday, the reporter learned from the police detachment of the city traffic police that after more than 9 months of construction, the urban traffic video monitoring points were all reconstructed and a total of 70 monitoring points were all adopted high-definition cameras, and they have been put into use.

In the face of modern traffic management equipment, while agreeing to strictly control traffic, it also raised public concerns about personal privacy.

The equipment performance rotates 360 degrees and covers a radius of 300 meters. "Last year we have been investigating the layout of monitoring points," said Han Jingye, deputy director of the police department. The original traffic video monitoring point has changed with the layout of the city, covering and angle has been difficult to meet the traffic management work, this time adjustment is based on the current traffic flow and the frequency of traffic violations on various sections of the road in the important Crossroads and important points are resettled. “Illegal behaviors such as smoking, making phone calls, and not wearing seatbelts while driving can now be captured.” Han Jingye told reporters that this time 70 points of video surveillance, all using high-definition cameras, allowed in the light Under the conditions, all kinds of traffic violations in the driver's cab will be captured and the coverage area will be 300 meters.

At present Tieling New City is also planning the layout of video surveillance points, all equipped with high-definition cameras.

Reporter experience can see the female driver wipe lipstick 100 meters away On the morning of October 17, the reporter went to the City Traffic Police Detachment Monitoring Center to experience the newly installed high-definition camera. At 9:24 a.m., a red car was "stopped" near the Karen Coffee and was captured by the camera of the Xinglong Department Store. Afterwards, the female driver got into the car and wiped the lipstick twice, then drove away. The camera is about 200 meters away from the car.

At 10:00 in the morning, at the junction of Changqing Road of the Jinqiu Hospital, the taxi driver on the screen was chatting with the passengers in the co-pilot position. The reporter could see the jade pendant in the car and the stripes on the passenger's clothes. The reporter feels that the camera can capture images far beyond the 300-meter range. The camera at the “Liao North Building” intersection zooms north. The reporter saw the train on the north overpass.

Public opinion: The traffic police should announce the location of all cameras for the re-adjustment of the video surveillance points. The public said they would play a certain role in restricting driving behavior. However, some people have put forward different opinions. Mr. Zhou said that the public, security video surveillance to assist traffic management is a good thing, but the traffic police department should have obvious signs in the video surveillance point to provide tips, should not hide the video surveillance point. The traffic police detachment should announce the location of all cameras.

Point 2: There are no privacy interviews in the cab and nearby houses. Some citizens are very concerned about personal privacy. “If I and my girlfriend are in the driver's cab, if they have intimate gestures, wouldn't it be embarrassing to be watched by those who are being monitored? It would be unthinkable to be sent to the Internet. In the incident, a young citizen asked this question.

Point three: privacy This thing should learn to protect themselves Some people think that seeing the electronic eye will have a sense of security, things are two aspects, and always can not be removed because of personal privacy electronic eye. There are electronic surveillance at the general intersection. Drivers and co-pilots should know that they are under surveillance and should be bound to their own behavior. If you live near an electronic eye, you should pay more attention to protecting your privacy.

The traffic police responded by not allowing them to save images and videos with high-definition video captures. They also have scruples about the people and are afraid that every move in the car will be monitored. In response to this problem, the person in charge of the police department of the City Traffic Police Detachment explained that the staff responsible for the capture had undergone special training, and there were strict requirements for taking posts. In addition to capturing illegal vehicles and traffic accidents, they were not allowed to store any pictures and Video, and captured pictures and videos are all stored in one machine, and no one is allowed to call them out.

It is in trial operation, and will be set up in the future to identify and publish all locations. At present, 70 video surveillance sites are in the commissioning and operation phase. The deputy director of the police order office, Han Jingye, told reporters that after the video monitoring point is officially put into operation, it will publicize the specific location of each monitoring point to the public. , and set clear warning signs at the monitoring point placement.

Lawyers’ Views The public’s camera is not illegal. As far as the citizens’ concerns are concerned, the reporter consulted with Xu Liwei, a Liaoning State-owned law firm. Xu lawyer said that the government departments used to monitor the normal work facilities are allowed by law, as long as the monitoring of the contents of the public disclosure or disclosure, it does not involve infringement of personal privacy issues. "Electric eyes in public places do not infringe privacy rights, provided that surveillance videos are not illegally transmitted."