Molka

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Molka (Korean 몰카, 몰래 카메라, pronunciation : [ ˈmɑeˌka ]) is a term invented in the 1990s for the smuggling of mini cameras into private spaces in order to observe other people without their consent. The word Molka is the abbreviation ( suitcase word ) of the two English words mole camera , i.e. mole camera .

Molka has been spreading so significantly in South Korea since around 2010 that thousands of criminal complaints were filed each year . Typically, the cameras, often only the size of a pinhead and connected to the operator via radio, are installed in hotel hairdryers or public toilets in order to observe contemporaries during intimate activities. Also escalators are popular hiding places to see women's skirts. Many Molka perpetrators see this as a sport and only install the surveillance cameras in one place for a short time before hiding them in another place. The camera technology comes from smartphone technology. Korean tech companies have made a decisive contribution to the miniaturization of high-resolution cameras.

The widespread use of molka has led to considerable uncertainty among women in South Korea, because they must constantly expect to be secretly filmed and later exposed by the perpetrators on the Internet. Since autumn 2018, the public toilets in the capital Seoul have been regularly checked for cameras.

According to South Korean criminal law , the act is punished with a prison sentence of up to five years or a fine of up to the equivalent of 7,800 euros. In 2017 there were more than 5,400 arrests on suspicion of molka-related crimes . Less than two percent of these were sentenced to imprisonment. In 2018, several thousand South Koreans took part in demonstrations and called for the state to crack down on the perpetrators. In March 2019, the Korean pop star and actor Jung Joon-Young was reported by several women for filming them and themselves having sexual intercourse without their knowledge and then sharing the clips with his friends.

Individual evidence

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