Does the live broadcast of Chengdu surveillance camera infringe on public privacy?

On May 3, according to media reports, recently, a website named "XX Live" attracted the attention of netizens by broadcasting various real scenes. The live broadcast platform selects scenes captured by real-time cameras, such as streets, pubs, communities, restaurants, and even hotels and underwear stores. In Chengdu alone, there are 266 surveillance cameras, which are "live" by the network.

In the uploaded live video, many people don't know that they are being "live". Is the behavior of the camera installer uploading the surveillance video to the network suspected of infringing on the privacy of others? In this regard, many people who publicly monitored the screen in XX live broadcast said, "I don't know about the right to privacy" and "I don't know about this regulation". A supermarket owner who installed a camera at the door bluntly said, "I installed it outside my store, why not?"

In fact, the reporter learned through consulting relevant lawyers that this "live broadcast" behavior has violated the public's right to privacy.

"This behavior violates the public's right to privacy." A lawyer of a law firm in Beijing said that it is an infringement to put pictures of public places and personal images taken by cameras on the Internet for anyone to click on without permission from others.

"The live broadcast platform cannot shirk its responsibility on the grounds of' user's own decision'." A lawyer of a law firm in Sichuan believes that the person who uploaded the video (that is, the installer who agreed to share the monitoring screen to the live webcast) uploaded the live content to the network without the permission of the live broadcaster, which was suspected of infringing on the privacy rights of others; The live broadcast platform has the obligation to review the content played by users. If the live broadcast content infringes on the privacy rights of others, the live broadcast platform should also bear corresponding joint and several liabilities.