Living in an Internet age, should we thank the convenience of technology or the anger of personal privacy exposed in the high-definition camera? The intimate relationship between husband and wife was broadcast live by the waterdrop live broadcasting platform on the Internet, which caused hot discussion among netizens. So whether the live broadcast without the permission of the parties has violated the law? Listen to the experts?
On the afternoon of May 6, at a milk shop in Jinggu Road, Minhang District, Mr. and Mrs. Wu's intimate picture was broadcasted to the Internet without their knowledge: 'I am very angry when someone tells me this.'
Recently, a platform called "water drop live broadcast" has attracted wide attention of netizens due to live broadcast of various real scenes without the knowledge of many users, involving privacy protection and other issues.
On the water drop live platform, there are 452 live cameras in Shanghai, involving many life scenes such as roads, communities, buildings, fitness centers, shops, etc.
'who's so bored peeping at us'
Mr. and Mrs. Wu work in a milk shop in Jinggu Road, Minhang District. On the afternoon of the 6th, Mr. Wu came to the shop to change shifts with his wife. Before leaving, they hugged each other for a while behind the cash register. Then his wife left the store and Mr. Wu continued to look at it.
'at three o'clock in the afternoon, my friend called and said that they saw all the things between our husband and wife, and sent me a screenshot. 'Mr. Wu said.
"Who is so boring to peep at us?" under the guidance of his friend, Mr. Wu downloaded a "360 camera" app on his mobile phone, entered the "station number" provided by his friend in the search bar, and saw himself sitting in the shop. What makes him angry is that he can hear clearly what he said in the shop.
'what we say in the shop, not only the boss knows, but everyone else can hear. We have no privacy at all!' Mr. Wu said angrily.
There are two cameras in this 10 square meter store, one is installed on the front door of the store, facing the store; the other is installed on the top of the shelf opposite the cash register, so you can have a panoramic view of the store.
Looking back at the above video, the reporter noticed that at 14:25:56 that day, Mr. Wu's wife sat on the chair behind the cash register and held Mr. Wu's right hand. 31:25: Mr. Wu's lover puts his head on Mr. Wu's shoulder. 33:17: Mr. Wu's lover kisses Mr. Wu on his right face. 34:07: Mr. Wu put his lover in his arms and stroked his hair. 34:44: Mr. Wu's right hand lifts up her lover's waist clothes, and her lover opens Mr. Wu's hand.
Live broadcast in public places will also reveal personal privacy
According to Ye Ping, a lawyer at Liu Chunlei law firm in Shanghai, the issue of "live water drop" is not whether the owner of the camera agrees to the live broadcast, but rather whether the privacy protection of the target is concerned.
Ye Ping believes that as a live platform, the possibility of allowing privacy disclosure itself has constituted a violation of the right to privacy by pushing live video to the public when the person being broadcasted is not aware of it.
As for the platform, it is claimed that all live pictures on the water drop platform are installed by the owner after purchasing the small water drop camera and shared by the user independently. There is no content shared without the user's knowledge on the platform, and there is no possibility of stealing or misbroadcasting.
According to Ye Ping, the idea of water drop live broadcasting is to steal the concept. The camera belongs to the merchant, but the right of privacy belongs to the person who is photographed, not the person who installs the camera. Users can share their own pictures, but they have no right to share others' pictures.
Ye Ping said that in general, many people will feel that bars, underwear stores, massage shops and hotels are in specific areas. These places are relatively private and should not be broadcasted online. But in fact, in some popular public places, the live broadcast will also disclose personal privacy. When a person appears in a public place, there is no problem in looking at it in isolation, but for a specific person or a specific matter, it may constitute a harm to the right to privacy.
Ye Ping said that there are also views that isolated cameras may not constitute a large-scale personal privacy disclosure. But with more and more cameras, if they form scale and network, with the continuous progress of big data, artificial intelligence and identity recognition technology, it is possible to present a person's life path completely on the Internet.