Students enrolled in a university in Jiangsu are up in arms, citing invasions of privacy, at proposals that inspectors wear body cameras that record both audio and video during their evening tours of dormitories. But there are two sides to every story.
江苏一所大学的学生对检查人员在晚上巡视宿舍时佩戴随身摄像头记录音频和视频的建议表示不满，称其侵犯了隐私。但每个故事都有两个方面。
The students’ concerns stem from Suqian University’s issuing of a document stating that inspectors will use “law-enforcement recorders” from 5 December, while performing their check of dormitory hygiene and on the lookout for any items prohibited on campus, while making sure all students are accounted for.
学生们的担忧源于宿迁大学发文称，自12月5日起，督察人员将使用“执法记录仪”对宿舍卫生进行检查，并检查校园内是否有违禁物品，并确保所有学生的下落。
One student made an online comment, saying, ”This is the first time I have seen dormitory checks linked to law enforcement recorders. Strangers suddenly enter a dormitory and record audio and video… Ddoesn’t this violate privacy rights?”.
一名学生在网上评论称，“第一次看到宿舍检查与执法记录仪挂钩，陌生人突然闯入宿舍录音录像……这不是侵犯隐私权吗？”。
The responses came in thick and fast, with many people saying, “You should call the police if you are filmed without permission”.
回应纷至沓来，许多人表示，“如果未经许可被偷拍，应该报警”。
Then yesterday, 6 December, a Suqian University representative responded to a reporter from The Paper, commenting, “The situation is true, but it has not been implemented yet. We are soliciting opinions from students. If the controversy is too great, it will not be implemented later. That’s the deal”.
随后昨天12月6日，宿迁大学相关负责人回复澎湃新闻记者表示，“情况属实，但还没有实施。我们正在征求学生意见，如果争议太大，以后就不实施了，就这么定了”。
As to storage of data, the regulations on the proposed use of the bodycams state that, “The law enforcement-recorder will be kept by a designated person and will be temporarily lent to the inspectors when needed. … No inspector has the right to access any of the data recorded, while data will be cleared once every 3 days to protect the privacy of each student. If a inspector discloses the privacy of others, they shall be punished accordingly”.
在数据存储方面，《执法记录仪使用规定》规定，“执法记录仪由专人保管，需要时临时借给检查人员……检查人员无权查阅所记录的任何数据，数据每3天清除一次，以保护每个学生的隐私。如果检查人员泄露他人隐私，将受到相应处罚”。
But at this point, it is important to note that the inspectors themselves are students. And that the University’s proposals are intended to address the problem of dormitory theft by those very same inspectors.
但在这一点上，需要注意的是，检查员本身就是学生。该大学的提议旨在解决这些检查员盗窃宿舍的问题。
The aforementioned Suqian University representative went on to say, “With previous dormitory inspections, especially those with no-one present, students would come back from class to then report that personal belongings were missing, and that they suspected the student inspectors. The purpose of drafting this regulation is mainly to prevent this kind of thing from happening”.
上述宿迁大学代表接着表示，“以往的宿舍检查，尤其是无人在场的情况下，学生下课回来后会报告个人物品丢失，怀疑学生检查人员。制定这个规定的目的主要是为了防止这种事情发生”。
Nie Weichang, a practicing lawyer in Chongqing, commented on the case. “Self-management committees are student organisations that inspect dormitories, said Nei. “They have a certain purpose and legitimacy, but the use of law enforcement recorders to inspect and collect evidence suggests an infringement of students’ rights to privacy.”
重庆执业律师聂伟长对此案进行了点评。 “自管委员会是检查宿舍的学生组织。”内伊说，“他们有一定的目的和合法性，但使用执法记录仪检查和收集证据表明侵犯了学生的隐私权。”
That the self-management committee clearly knew the issue of personal privacy would be involved, but nevertheless issued the regulations as to the use of bodycams during dormitory inspections, implies they were knowingly breaking the law. Breaking the law, that is, in order to address the breaking of other laws.
自管会明知涉及个人隐私问题，却仍制定宿舍检查时使用随身摄像头的规定，可见其明知违法。违反法律，就是为了解决违反其他法律的行为。
