Taichung to Expand Inspections After Camera Found Allegedly Pointing at LaLaport Fitting Room
After a female customer filed a complaint about a surveillance camera allegedly recording the fitting room at an Under Armour store in Taichung's LaLaport, Mayor Lu Hsiu-yen announced on May 20 that the city will expand inspections to approximately 17 department stores and hypermarkets starting May 22.
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(CNA, Taichung, May 20, by reporter Hao Hsueh-ching) A woman has filed a complaint alleging illegal recording after a surveillance camera was suspected of being aimed at a fitting room in an Under Armour sportswear store at Taichung's LaLaport mall. Taichung Mayor Lu Hsiu-yen announced today that the city will launch expanded inspections of about 17 department stores and hypermarkets starting on the 22nd.
A woman has accused an Under Armour store in Taichung's LaLaport of illegal recording, suspecting a camera was pointed at the fitting room. The camera in question has been removed, and the Third Precinct of the Taichung City Police Department has seized the main console and camera. The Taichung District Prosecutors Office has opened a case to investigate.
On the 18th, the female customer was at the Under Armour store on the 4th floor of LaLaport's North Building. While trying on clothes, she looked up and discovered a surveillance camera on the wall aimed at the fitting room. She suspected it could record her changing process through the gap in the door and reflections from a full-length mirror. After reporting it to the police and reviewing the footage, she found that "everything was captured," leading her to file a complaint and post about the incident online.
This morning, before attending a session at the Taichung City Council, Mayor Lu Hsiu-yen told the media that department stores indeed have many fitting areas, which can become hotspots for surreptitious filming. She stated that after the incident, she had already instructed relevant city government units yesterday to begin expanded inspections.
Lu explained that Taichung originally had three main categories of venues subject to inspection. The first category included over 300 aesthetic medicine clinics, the second was various sports venues which also have changing rooms, and the third was saunas.
Lu said that going forward, high-risk places like department stores and hypermarkets with fitting rooms will be added as a fourth category for expanded inspections. There are about 17 department stores and hypermarkets in Taichung, and the expanded inspections will begin on the 22nd. (Editor: Lee Heng-shan)
A woman has accused an Under Armour store in Taichung's LaLaport of illegal recording, suspecting a camera was pointed at the fitting room. The camera in question has been removed, and the Third Precinct of the Taichung City Police Department has seized the main console and camera. The Taichung District Prosecutors Office has opened a case to investigate.
On the 18th, the female customer was at the Under Armour store on the 4th floor of LaLaport's North Building. While trying on clothes, she looked up and discovered a surveillance camera on the wall aimed at the fitting room. She suspected it could record her changing process through the gap in the door and reflections from a full-length mirror. After reporting it to the police and reviewing the footage, she found that "everything was captured," leading her to file a complaint and post about the incident online.
This morning, before attending a session at the Taichung City Council, Mayor Lu Hsiu-yen told the media that department stores indeed have many fitting areas, which can become hotspots for surreptitious filming. She stated that after the incident, she had already instructed relevant city government units yesterday to begin expanded inspections.
Lu explained that Taichung originally had three main categories of venues subject to inspection. The first category included over 300 aesthetic medicine clinics, the second was various sports venues which also have changing rooms, and the third was saunas.
Lu said that going forward, high-risk places like department stores and hypermarkets with fitting rooms will be added as a fourth category for expanded inspections. There are about 17 department stores and hypermarkets in Taichung, and the expanded inspections will begin on the 22nd. (Editor: Lee Heng-shan)