Korea Joongang Daily
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Bill providing legal basis for CCTVs in classroom sparks backlash from educators

A bill that provides schools with a legal basis to install security cameras inside classrooms has cleared the National Assembly’s legislation committee, but educators are concerned that this could affect their teaching or cause misunderstandings.

2026-02-22

Police seek detention warrant for man who allegedly illegally filmed teachers in child care center bathroom

Police have sought a detention warrant for the husband of a day care center director, accused of secretly filming female staff by installing a hidden camera in a women’s restroom, officials said on Saturday.

2026-02-01

Your dad's camera no more: Nikon wins younger consumers as non-phone imaging enjoys hip revival

Nikon is widely recognized as the camera brand for professionals and older segments of the market, yet in Korea, over 61 percent of its new mirrorless and Z Cinema line customers are Gen-Zs and millennials.

2026-01-31

Mass hacking of IP cameras leave Koreans feeling vulnerable in homes, businesses

A massive hack of about 120,000 IP cameras in Korea exposed intimate footage sold overseas, revealing regulatory gaps in home surveillance devices and prompting government action over privacy risks and accountability.

2025-12-17

Four arrested for hacking surveillance cameras to produce pornography

Four people have been arrested in connection with the hacking of more than 120,000 internet protocol surveillance cameras installed in homes and businesses, which led to the large-scale production and distribution of sexually exploitative videos.

2025-11-30

LG Innotek completes V3 plant in Vietnam to accelerate smartphone camera module production

LG Innotek has completed the construction of its V3 plant in Vietnam, aiming to accelerate the mass production of smartphone camera modules, the LG Electronics subsidiary announced on Sunday.

2025-09-21

Prosecution seeks prison term for med student over illicit filming of women

Prosecutors have requested a prison term and the release of personal information for a 25-year-old medical school student accused of filming women without their consent.

2025-05-27

Man caught filming upskirt videos with shoe-mounted camera on Seoul Metro Line 1

The railway police division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport apprehended a sex offender on the spot for illegally filming under women’s skirts by attaching a small camera on top of a shoe during morning commuting hours.

2025-05-22

Subway worker sentenced to prison for hidden camera in women's break room

A male Seoul subway station worker in his 30s was sentenced to prison for illegally filming his female colleagues as they changed clothes by installing a hidden camera in their break room.

2024-11-19

Prosecutors send YouTuber to trial for installing election spy cameras

Prosecutors indicted a YouTuber under charges of installing spy cameras at early voting sites nationwide ahead of the April 10 general election, Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office said Tuesday.

2024-04-23