Seoul Deploys 8,000 Inspectors to Fight Toilet Spy Cam Epidemic

Authorities in Seoul are deploying 8,000 workers to check public bathrooms for spy cameras placed in toilets to record images for porn websites. “It is to help citizens to feel safe when they use the public restrooms, free from concerns about spy cams,” the Seoul Metropolitan Government said in a statement announcing the move Sunday. One thousand public restrooms out of the city’s 20,554 have reportedly been placed on a “special monitoring” list for “intensive checks.” Amid mounting concerns over the spy-cam trend and many women afraid to use public restrooms altogether, authorities have promised to check all bathrooms in subways, parks, community centers, public gyms and underground arcades. Police have recorded more than 30,000 cases of secret spy-cam recordings since 2013, though many women have complained that punishments are too lenient against the perpetrators.