Korean colleges alert about ‘spy cam’ on campus

The recent rise in the number of “spy cam” cases on campus is pushing colleges to come up with measures to protect students and make sure their policies keep up with the reality of campus life.

According to The Herald Business on Thursday, a growing number of universities, including top-rated Seoul National University, are grappling with the reports of spy cams on campus.

At College of Natural Sciences building in Seoul National University last month, a male student was reportedly caught installing a spy cam in the female bathroom. While a thorough inspection on the entire building did not find any extra spy cams installed, students are still hesitant to use bathrooms in the building.

Earlier this month, a private college in Seoul also carried out a university-wide inspection to find hidden cameras after receiving reports from its students. A number of universities in Seoul are looking into hiring security companies to ramp up such precautionary measures.

(mjk625@heraldcorp.com)