by Puteri | January 22nd, 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) – An incensed Chinese couple, videotaped hugging and kissing on a subway platform, plan to sue the subway’s operator after the video was uploaded to Youtube and other Web sites, attracting thousands of hits.
The three-minute video of the couple in their 20s was shot in September and uploaded to Youtube and Chinese video-sharing Web sites last week, Tuesday’s China Daily reported, citing a local newspaper.
It drew more than 15,000 hits in two days, it said.
“A mocking voice can be heard in the background of the video. It has extremely embarrassed the couple,” the paper said.
Full story here.
This story is a prime example of a total invasion of privacy. You might say that if the couple were willing to show their affection in public then they had forfeited their rights to privacy.
But that does not mean whoever it was who had access to the video, should get away with uploading the video on the internet for all and sundry to view!
I am glad the couple are suing the subway operator. Who knows how many other videos are out there, of couples having some affectionate moments, already uploaded on public video sharing websites?
I wonder if the former Health Minister of Malaysia is suing the hotel, who video taped him having sex in the hotel room, for invasion of privacy?
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I think Dato Chua patut sue hotel nyak laban invade privacy org….Scandal is scandal lah…tapi privacy nyak berharga.
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I think should sue the company. The CCTV is for security purpose and not meant for public viewing.
And to think, Malaysia will be installing CCTV’s on crime prone area….i hope no one will abuse this.
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yalah..crime sigi hal…apa yg org lain ngadu that is not crime manah nyibuh ngemantai…iya ka ngadu scandal,biarlah…ukai nadai Petara meda dudi ari ilak.
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Ya, the Dr Chua should sue the hotel, and the couple should sue the metro train operator.
CCTV on crime prone area is ok, but totally invading people’s privacy in hotel rooms, that is too much!! In England CCTV cameras are every where, and so far we have not heard any abuse related to the videos taken. But if Malaysia, not sure eh!
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ba malaysia,org berdating pun ka di ambik gambar..uji peda ba YouTube..Mayuh amai gambar org berdating kena cekup bala Jabatan Agama.Kapa nda sida berdating…nyak pun ka kecoh ba ditu.selalu nya perkara tuk ba semenanjung lah laban ka mencegah maksiat ko jako.Ba sarawak,setakat dating biasa,nadai org kisah…perkara biasa.
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Puteri reply on January 27, 2008:
Issh, bisi aku meda, bisi siti video, siko ka ngambi nya ukai nya amat ari jabatan agama!! Sigi sibuk, rindu meda ulah orang!
Nya lah, ba Sarawak agi ok, sampai ka bemalam ba rumah sama pen nadai org entu kisah! Enti ambi kisah, lama dah abang aku kena tangkap! Haha, agi iya gila ka janda melayu kelia!!