Beijing bans tapping, covert photo devices  

北京将禁售窃听窃照器材 17家严重违法商户被吊销

钥匙、纽扣、电子表……这些伪装的窃听窃照设备在电子市场和网上卖得火热。北京市工商局昨日表示，正联合公安、安全部门展开执法行动，要求全市各类经营场所禁止销售具有窃听窃照功能的专用器材，发现具有窃听窃照功能产品的立即查封。[查看全文]

(ECNS) – The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce said Thursday that it has been working with the local public security department to stop the sale of devices for tapping and secret photographing, Beijing News reported.

In an early raid, 48 suspects were arrested, and over 3,700 items identified as special devices for tapping and covert photographing were taken.

Lu Xiang, deputy director of marketing at the bureau, said it will revoke the business licenses of some of the merchants who were arrested.

On Thursday, 17 merchants had their licenses revoked. Meanwhile, Dinghao Electronics Mall, which sells digital products in Zhongguancun, was fined 20,000 yuan ($3,278) as 10 merchants in it were involved in the case.