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on september 23, bloggers "liu yu (cybersecurity practitioner)" and "shadow will not lie" both released videos saying that they found a suspected hidden camera in a homestay in shijiazhuang, hebei. after calling the police, they were surrounded and insulted by the owner of the homestay while waiting for the police in front of the homestay. on the 24th, the police station staff replied that the case had been filed and was under investigation.

videos previously released by "liu yu (cybersecurity practitioner)" and "shadows don't lie" show that they would check whether there are hidden cameras in some homestays and hotel rooms that could secretly record the privacy of guests based on information leaked by netizens and secretly filmed video footage.

▲a blogger posted a video saying that a hidden camera was found in a homestay

on the eve of this year's mid-autumn festival, blogger liu yu and four others took testing equipment to shijiazhuang, where the tip-off was revealed, to conduct testing. blogger liu yu said that during one test, they found a suspected surveillance device in a homestay, so they called the police. while waiting for the police, they were surrounded by the homestay owner and others, and were beaten by several people in the corridor without surveillance. when they drove away from the police station, they also found that two tires of the car were punctured and deflated, but they chose to drive away from the area as soon as possible.

on september 24, red star news had a conversation with blogger liu yu.

red star news: were you injured when you were surrounded in the b&b?

liu yu:the corridor was very narrow at the time, and there were about 20 people standing in the corridor. there were 4 of us, and i stood in front of the photographer because i was worried that the video footage would be stolen and destroyed. i asked the photographer to run first, and he ran from the 26th floor to the 1st floor. the recording equipment of the 3 of us who stayed upstairs was turned off by them. we were also beaten during the process, but there were no obvious injuries, just a small cut on the face.

red star news: did you later find any cameras in the homestay where you were surrounded?

liu yu:when we were taking statements at the police station, we encountered a guest in the homestay who came to the police station to report the incident. there was indeed a camera in the homestay, but it had been removed. the two guests in the homestay looked young. when we were insulted by many people at the door of the homestay, they were scared in the room and did not dare to open the door. they cried for a long time when we reported the incident to the police station.

red star news: did you report the puncture after your tire was punctured?

liu yu:we left that day without calling the police and did not dare to stay there.

red star news: what are your demands?

liu yu:we hope that the police will open a case to investigate the discovery of hidden cameras in the b&b and arrest the person who installed the cameras. in addition, we also hope that the person who committed violence against us in the hallway will publicly apologize.

red star news: what do you want to say to the public?

liu yu:i see many netizens are attacking shijiazhuang. in fact, we found cameras not only in the homestay in the video, but also in another district of shijiazhuang the day before. however, everything from the discovery to the reporting was very civilized, and the law enforcement was also very formal. many of my friends are also in shijiazhuang. shijiazhuang is a pretty good place, but it is possible that there are a few bad people. i hope everyone will look at this matter rationally and not attack a certain region.

red star news: is there anything you want to remind everyone through this incident?

liu yu:i hope everyone will choose regular hotels and b&bs to stay in. especially when choosing b&bs, you must pay attention. first, you must pay attention to the safety of the door locks of the b&bs. b&bs are relatively more likely to become the hardest hit areas for voyeurism. if you live in a b&b, you must check the places with electricity in the room, because pinhole cameras are usually not far from places with electricity.

red star news reporter chen qingyuan