Beijing bans tapping, covert photo devices  

北京將禁售竊聽竊照器材 17家嚴重違法商戶被吊銷

鑰匙、紐扣、電子表……這些偽裝的竊聽竊照設備在電子市場和網上賣得火熱。北京市工商局昨日表示，正聯合公安、安全部門展開執法行動，要求全市各類經營場所禁止銷售具有竊聽竊照功能的專用器材，發現具有竊聽竊照功能產品的立即查封。[查看全文]

(ECNS) – The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce said Thursday that it has been working with the local public security department to stop the sale of devices for tapping and secret photographing, Beijing News reported.

In an early raid, 48 suspects were arrested, and over 3,700 items identified as special devices for tapping and covert photographing were taken.

Lu Xiang, deputy director of marketing at the bureau, said it will revoke the business licenses of some of the merchants who were arrested.

On Thursday, 17 merchants had their licenses revoked. Meanwhile, Dinghao Electronics Mall, which sells digital products in Zhongguancun, was fined 20,000 yuan ($3,278) as 10 merchants in it were involved in the case.