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Long-delayed new rules seek to close loopholes regarding the use of surveillance equipment in private spaces. Months after a high-profile incident involving a hidden camera inside a hotel room, the State Council — China’s cabinet — has published new national-level regulations governing video surveillance. The regulations, formally released Monday and scheduled to take effect from April 1, clarify where the installation of cameras is prohibited, how collected footage can be used, and the enforcement responsibilities of different regulatory bodies. They come after a spate of high-profile privacy incidents in recent years. In one notable case from last September, a woman found a camera hidden in the air-conditioning duct of her hotel room in Baotou, in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Hashtags related to the case attracted a million views on microblogging platform Weibo and brought renewed attention to the issue of surveillance devices in private spaces. According to th
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