Behind the monitor hot placement

"Want to know where my father went? Then give him a Buy iPhone!" CCTV broke Apple's mobile location function can record the whereabouts of users to collect and analyze the location of the news, there are users by hit variety shows so Ridicule

Although Apple claims that it has never tracked the user's position, but personal privacy protection, which re-become a hot topic. Beijing News reporter found that similar to Apple's mobile positioning function of a variety of tracking locator, the Internet hot, the name of the "burglar" flag sale of "gadgets", not only real-time monitoring of the location, but also monitoring, and some even Can video surveillance.

Ma Zhaowei lawyer said that this type of tracking and positioning monitoring equipment, although with the smart phone positioning technology in the technical principles are similar, but in the installation and use of mobile phone positioning function is very different, and the law also clearly stipulates that its production, Sales and use are illegal.

"You see, he door at 7 am, take the North Second Ring to the company, the middle also went to McDonald's to buy breakfast, stopped for 3 minutes." Zhou Ming (a pseudonym) pointing to the computer screen running track map, a A little introduction to the "target" have been to where, have done something.

Zhou Ming is a "private detective", his business includes personal whereabouts investigation, extra-marital affairs investigation and evidence collection. In addition to his trajectory, he also offers dialogue recordings, video surveillance, etc. on request. And these jobs, are relying on his hand a few "gadgets" buttoned.

Private detective "little black box"

"It is not the only way to keep track of what it is like to keep track of it. I will sit here and keep a record of what I have visited in 10 days.

Zhou Ming tone confident and relaxed, his private detective company opened in East Third Ring Road, a commercial and residential high-rise 12 floors. There are no plaques outside, three computer tables and sofas in the living room, and two single beds in the bedroom that are cluttered with bedding.

Zhou Ming said that the personal whereabouts of 2,000 yuan a day from the start, but also according to the needs of customers, to provide the target photos, audio and video. Zhou Ming introduction of business, the computer sounded QQ message from time to time, "there are many customers demand, extramarital affairs, debt collection, a pile."

In order to prove that what is said, Zhou Ming opened a laptop, one of the folder called "Chevrolet (Ho)", stored a number of points marked with a map of the line map, "are the Chevrolet car It's time to give you the same track as you do. "

Can record the running track, but also monitoring, Zhou Ming is how to do?

Under the reporter's repeated "advice," he removed a small black box of cigarettes from the drawer. "This stuff is positioning, listening, and more advanced, smaller than a match box, and can be connected to the camera." In fact, he said, this is a GPS positioning tracker, with a mobile phone card, through mobile phone signal network, real-time positioning monitoring.

"Of course you can buy it yourself, but it is easy to buy fake, the installation operation is also risky, or let me to investigate reliable." Although Zhou Ming revealed the "magic weapon", but still stressed that they only professional.

Compared to Zhou Ming's cautious, several private detective companies leaving the phone number and QQ number on the Internet are more casual, "just want to position monitor, you can let us do, or you buy a device from me can also get "

The equipment introduced by several companies is very similar to the one used by Zhou Ming and the selling price is above RMB1,000. "You can rest assured that you can pick up the equipment before sending it back."

Can monitor the "anti-theft" products

In fact, Zhou Ming used the "positioning tracker", are sold in many electronic mall.

In Zhongguancun, a number of electronics shops can buy such GPS positioning, monitoring equipment, but the owner is more cautious, never placed on the counter, only after asking the client, will be taken out of the cabinet or warehouse samples, there When trial and transaction, but also must have hidden corners outside the mall.

"Do not let sell, found fine fine." Said the owner.

According to the Provisions on Prohibiting the Production and Sales of Equipment for Stolen Photos Stolen and "Pseudo-Base Stations", jointly drafted by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Public Security and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (Draft for Comment) on May 1 this year ) ", A total ban on the production of natural persons, legal persons and other organizations, sales, use of eavesdropping special equipment and" pseudo-base station "equipment.

Criminal law has also long been provided for this, the illegal production and marketing of eavesdropping, stealing and other special espionage equipment, at 3 years imprisonment, criminal detention or control; illegal use of eavesdropping, stealing photo equipment, resulting in serious consequences, office 2 years Imprisonment, criminal detention or control.

The above regulations make the monitoring of electronic market positioning device sales underground, but the Internet sales have not affected the slightest.

In "Taobao" enter "monitor positioning equipment", showing thousands of different products to choose from, the price range from a hundred yuan to a thousand dollars. In addition, there are a number of websites that specialize in the sale of such devices.

In many Taobao shop, monitor the cumulative sales of positioning equipment has more than four or five hundred, or even thousands of pieces. The advertisements in these online stores claim that the device uses "anti-theft and anti-loss" with a "disclaimer".

"Anyway, I was sold to you as a burglarproof product and you should not be responsible for what I bought." The owner of an online shop said that it was only for anti-theft that it would be enough to buy a GPS locator for more than 100 yuan Why buy a model with eavesdropping, shooting function, we all know very well.

Real-time positioning accurate to meters

Among the many online shops, a monitoring and positioning device sold by a shop named Xiamen Shangyu Huayin Electronic Science and Technology Co., Ltd. was exactly the same as the "black box" displayed by Zhou Ming at a price of 349 yuan. Another 50 yuan, but also from the company to buy a non-real-name Shenzhouxing mobile phone card.

"Small black box" arrival, open the outer packaging, the reporter found that this is a typical non-production plant name, site, quality certification "three noes" products, the actual delivery has become Zhangzhou, Fujian. Inquiries "Xiamen Shangyu Huayan Electronic Technology", nor any business registration information.

A company released the recruitment of "Taobao customer service" message said the company by several "80 after" guy co-founded, has opened a number of network chain stores, operating the "anti-theft device" with an annual turnover of more than 500 million.

According to the online store customer service guide, the reporter inserted the phone card into the "black box", after the switch was turned off, the blue light indicating the start of the device and receiving the signal was blinking green and extinguished quickly. "This is for use without being discovered by the other party Customer service explained.

"Small black box" can be placed in the bag, put on the waterproof magnet bags, but also adsorbed on the metal objects, "car chassis, bumper or under the seat are hidden under the installation of a good place." Customer Service said the installation After the "black box" can work without sound 720 hours.

Then, log in to a customer-specified web page, follow the prompts to enter the "black box" device number and password, you can enter the map page, ready to view is installed "small black box" vehicle location.

Prior to this, "show off rich woman" Mei Mei has commissioned a research company to pursue their own BMW mini-car, but also by location tracking.

Reporters repeatedly found that the map can be real-time display of the monitored object running track, location and speed, but also nearly 60 days of route records, drawn as a whereabouts track.

Reporter bag with a "black box" from West Second Ring Road to the East Second Ring Road, midway by bus, subway, taxi and walk way to experience. Monitoring page shows the direction, speed, latitude and longitude, time and other related information, which can be broadly based on the judgment of reporters travel.

In addition to the map display, the site is also equipped with the text of the target location markings, such as "Beijing Dongcheng District Guangming Road, 6 meters away from the bright primary school playground", the error is accurate to meters, the toilet can be displayed.

Customer service said, in addition to using the computer website, you can also use the phone to download the corresponding APP software, or through the WeChat account, real-time monitoring of the car or target location.

Tracker hides charge treasure

In addition to location monitoring, this "little black box" also enables real-time snooping.

"Just like a phone call, it does not matter how far away you have a signal to be able to monitor it." The customer service claims that simply send a command message to the phone number in the "black box", dial the phone number again, and after 3 seconds, The call goes to automatic answering mode, and all the sounds around the "black box" come through the microphone.

Reporters also conducted a listening test, as long as the phone signal is good, the voice returned is very clear. Throughout the eavesdropping process, "little black box" did not make any noise.

In addition to being silent and getting smaller, some location monitoring devices have a better way to hide.

Netizen "Wang Xiao stay" from the Internet to buy the rechargeable treasure accidentally fell under the shell cracked, he found that there are some strange accessories, "the Internet to check this turned out to be a positioning monitoring equipment."

Camouflage in Po Po positioning is not something new, Taobao and other sites there are many sellers, "mugs, key chains, decorative car pendants, high imitation Apple phone has." A website customer service store goods said.

Earlier, the Ministry of Public Security had deployed a special national campaign to crack down on criminal networks that infringed on personal information of citizens. In the face of seized a wide range of equipment such as positioning, monitoring and photographing, police investigators could not help but lament: "The equipment we use is hidden from us "

Zeng Jianqiu, director of Beijing Institute of Information Economy and Competitiveness Research Center of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, said that this kind of bugging is actually a special-shaped mobile phone with an automatic answering and positioning function.

Between legal and illegal

Many smart phones have positioning capabilities, like these "alien phones," and they can be viewed in real time through a combination of back-office Web sites. This kind of technology is widely promoted by some mobile phone security software companies because it is easy to find out after theft and mobile phones are lost.

"Although the technical application of the principle and positioning eavesdropping equipment, but the operation flow is very different." An Internet company in Beijing engineers said the company and the software have passed the qualification review, to monitor a mobile phone positioning must first be installed in this phone Software, register personal real information and obtain authorization. Once the phone is lost you can start positioning monitoring program through the company's official website, but only for this bound phone.

"It would be against the law to track, or even monitor, someone's cell phone, cell phone device with any phone or software without the knowledge of the other party," said the staff member.

In response, Beijing Min Li law firm lawyer Ma Zengwei said that now smart phones and a large number of applications have positioning and tracking functions, positioning equipment for the installation and use of whether it is illegal, the main consideration should be, first, the positioning Equipment installation and use is in line with national laws and regulations. Second, whether the installation of the equipment is informed to the installer, the installer is informed and approved by the installer. Third, whether the information obtained by the device is used for any other unapproved or unlawful use without the consent of the installer. If belonging to the unauthorized installation and use of positioning equipment, in addition to the national authority to investigate, are illegal.

For such illegal equipment, the public security organ is not without cracking down.

In September last year, Beijing police unanimously acted at the same time in Changping, Zhongguancun and Yizhuang Development Zones. It seized 28 companies that illegally sold tapping devices, seized 53 suspects and seized 29 kinds of 3600 pieces of equipment . Appraisal by the national security department, these devices are equipped with camouflage, concealment eavesdropping steal features, is a special equipment eavesdropping steal.

"Although there are laws that prohibit the production, sale and use of such equipment for the purpose of stealing and stealing photos, the technology is now developing rapidly and the law should further clarify and expand the scope of the definition of related equipment and enhance the operability of law enforcement." Said that as the sales mode is more subtle and flexible now, and the difficulty of obtaining evidence and cracking down is greater, the law enforcement departments should step up supervision and law enforcement efforts in all aspects of production, sales and use to effectively manage such acts.