The fermentation of the ill-intentioned signal shield at the yunnan darylon terminal continues。
A small-scale device, which looks like a recharging device, has affected many commercial networks in the region and has caused considerable damage. On 23 august, the reporter of the new kyoto newspaper learned that the equipment in question had been seized by the police and that the case was still pending。
In accordance with our laws, the signal shield has its specific use scene, and individuals may not purchase or use it without permission。
However, a journalist inquiry found that this was not the first time a similar case had occurred, and that it was not difficult to purchase a signal shield. On a number of electrical and social media platforms, despite warnings of “denial of illegal use” and “prohibition of sale”, there are many sellers who circumvent censorship, e. G. By replacing keywords, make advertisements that help children to stop internet addiction, anti-recording, anti-location etc., sell signal screens of different sizes and inform buyers that they can use them without having to report。
However, counsel reminds the buyer that once purchased, used, the buyer was suspected of violating the law or would be punished. Criminal liability may also be imposed if public safety is affected with serious consequences。
The signal shield found by the photographer. Figure/photographer social media screenshot
"black box"
On 19 august, a photographer published a video in the social media stating that he had discovered a signal shield in a working state at the da lixon pier。
The video shows that this is a black box, small size, that looks like a recharge。
According to the photographer, from 17 to 19 august, he felt “cool” when he used tablets to repair the network, without wireless networks and bluetooth signals, and without access to the interposition delivery of apple equipment. "many merchants and photographers at the dock also said the signal was bad, so i went to find it." eventually, he found this signal shield on a shared recharging cabinet and called the police. He also indicated that the signal shield was suspected of having been placed by a nearby shopkeeper for commercial competition。
On 23 august, the photographer informed the new kyoto newspaper journalist that the signal shield had been seized by the police and that the case had been referred to the relevant communications department pending a decision on punishment. At present, the signal at the pier has returned to normal。
A small portable signal shield, which can affect communications signals in an area by opening the switch. Such equipment can play an important role in specific contexts, such as conference, examination, prison, prison, military, government, gas stations, hospitals, etc., where there is a strict control demand for cellular signals。
“the use of signal screens in these places prevents the leaking of mobile phone communications, interference with meeting or examination order, the prevention of contact between prisoners or suspects, the prevention of the disclosure of military secrets, the maintenance of information security for government agencies, the reduction of security risks at gas stations and the security of equipment and personnel in hospitals.” zhao liang-sun, senior partner, shaanxi xingda law office。
As a result, many enterprises and government units have a need to purchase such equipment。
Can individuals buy and use signal shielders at will
Zhao liangcheng warned that the private purchase of a signal shield was suspected of being illegal. In accordance with the regulations of the people's republic of china on radio regulation, no unit or individual may make unauthorized use of radio frequencies or cause harmful interference with radio operations conducted in accordance with the law。
“the signal shield, which is a radio launcher, is purchased and used by private individuals without authorization, in violation of the regulations.” zhao liang xin。
However, a survey of new kyoto journalists found that it was not difficult to purchase a shield, or even a lot of choice。
Pages ejected from the electrician platform, in which the “platform provisions” state in article 4 that the platform prohibits the sale of equipment, software, services for radio signals, satellite signal reception, dispatch, shielding. Figure/interception of electrical platform
Multi-specified, multi-purpose signal shield network platform sold
Journalists searched the “sign shield” on an electrician platform, which appeared as a reminder that illegal use was denied. Switching to another electrician platform and entering keywords, the page automatically exits the relevant alarm: it prohibits the sale of equipment, software, services for radio signals, satellite signal reception, dispatch, shielding。
But there are still a lot of missing fish。
Journalists changed keywords and searched for “sign shield” on multiple platforms, “sign separator”, etc., and a number of vendors were identified。
These stores sell security equipment, digital equipment, instrumentation, labour protection items, etc. Some of the signal shield product names include the words “child-proof cell phone tablets” and “net-addicts”。
On one of the electricians' pages, a “shield jammer” had been sold in 47 units. Trade names mention that its functions include “preventive filming, anti-ship halls (hearing), blocking networks and recording pen signals”, and applicable scenes include secure conference rooms, commercial negotiations, negotiation rooms, courts, prosecution offices. In addition, the “multiple security apparatus to connect to the passenger service” is written in the merchandise picture。
News workers in the new kyoto newspaper asked about the customer service if it was used in their home, the need to block wireless and mobile network signals, what kind of product to buy, the immediate delivery of a commodity link at a price of $1850, and further questions about “lawful use of personal installation”, which means “without prejudice to others”。
On a second-hand trading platform, an individual seller sells a “full-band signal shield”, in which the shield is typed in three words. A question was asked in the message section: “can a cell phone connect to the 5g signal be blocked? Can it be blocked through the wall?” the seller responded “yes”。
Journalists noted that there were differences in the price of such equipment, depending on the coverage, the frequency of blocking networks and the ability to penetrate walls. The signal shield, sold by an electrician, is divided into four specifications, namely “wifi only” “wifi only” “wifi only” “break 2345g +wifi” “break 2345g +wifi”, at a price ranging from over $550 to nearly $1,500。
Journalist and seller's communication records on electrician platforms. Diagrams/chats
Is a signal shield so powerful that can be sold at will
Journalists consulted on the platform's guest service and said: “signature shielders are not allowed to sell without permission, merchants must possess relevant qualifications, and every item of the platform must be cleared before it is mounted.”
However, as to the specific qualifications, the client's service does not have a clear response. Journalists, acting in the name of businesses, also asked the platform staff what materials they needed to prepare if they were to be stationed on the platform and sell signal shields. Response upon enquiry: the subcategory of the small signal shield is automobile items - safe self-driving - anti-piracy equipment. The presence on the platform requires the preparation of a business licence, positive and negative identity cards for legal persons, authorization (issued by the brand name), trademark registration, sales authorization, etc。
Not only is it an electrical platform, but ninkyo journalists have also found in some social media a large number of vendors selling signal shields, with sellers even advertising a “mortgage car back-of-the-car” (unable-to-house) gps shield, stating that their own high-power shield, in addition to blocking network signals, can also block all satellite positioning information, which applies to “car receipt” and “mortgage garage”。
When a journalist asked a wireless signal shield seller “whether the purchase, use or use by a person is suspected of being illegal”, the other party's reply was as follows: it was available to everyone without prejudice and without reporting。
However, the seller asked journalists about the purpose of purchasing the shield and said that “the shield is indeed a control device, and some people have bought the signal to block others, and it is not for the proper purpose, as long as we are not malicious”
Private use of signal shields has affected rail communications
So, what's the hazard of using a signal shield at random
Several cases published on the internet illustrate the dangers of such behaviour。
On 17 february of this year, the radio administration of pingyiang city, shanxi province, received complaints about interference with the taiwon communications section of taijun railways limited, alleging abnormal gsm-r signals in the relevant area of work and the paralysis of the railway dedicated mobile phone communication function. After screening, the technicians found that the “incurred” was a private cell phone signal shield installed by a resident of a nearby district, which was used by the client without permission in order to prevent children from becoming obsessed with internet games。
The law enforcement officers informed the persons concerned of the relevant legal provisions, ordering them to immediately cease the violations and remove the equipment, while suspending the jamming devices。
On 19 february this year, staff of the hebei jiashi radio monitoring and enforcement agency found an anomaly in the spectrum of the gps navigation frequency band and, after screening, found a high-power radio signal shield in an abandoned plant in the jinzhou region. Originally, the parties had set up a private shield to shield the gps signal of the disputed vehicle. Communications with china's mobile stone company have measured that this interference has affected cellular user communications in approximately 7 square kilometres of 23 subdistricts in the surrounding area。
Law enforcement officials ordered the person concerned to remove the shield and to hand over the relevant case to the public security authorities。
In a social media, there is a shield that sells what sellers call their home to block satellite signals for mortgage vehicles, etc. Figure/social media screenshot
A month later, on the afternoon of 19 march, the xinjiang ivo state radio management centre investigated a case of interference with public mobile communications by setting up a high-powered mobile phone signal shield in the town of bayee in inen city, which seriously affected the voice communications and data operations of the surrounding population. At present, the case is also proceeding according to the procedure。
“personal unauthorized use of signal shielding will pose a serious danger to public safety, for example, by disrupting communications between mobile phones and base stations, resulting in irregular calls and connections to emergency telephones such as 120 and 110, affecting rescue and emergency response.” zhao yansheng noted。
Such cases are frequent and reveal regulatory difficulties。
Despite a series of measures taken by the authorities concerned, such as conducting special inspections of radio launch equipment, checking on-line and off-line marketing markets, focusing on the acquisition of model licences for radio launch equipment, the filing of sales and the regulation of premises using signal screens, requiring the consent and filing of the relevant authorities for the use of screens in special scenes such as the examination grounds, personal use of the signal shield is not easy to detect due to its small size and ease of concealment, and the availability of internet outlets, some businesses may circumvent inspections by replacing key words。
“the relevant authorities may require the purchase of unapproved radio launch equipment for the sub-platform of the platform, and the platform may face penalties if it fails to comply with its regulatory obligations.” zhao liang xin。
With regard to users, article 70 of the radio regulations of the people's republic of china provides that the unauthorized use of radio frequencies or the unauthorized setting up or use of radio stations (stations) shall be corrected by an order of the radio administration, and the confiscation of equipment and proceeds derived from illegal activities shall be punishable by a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan; the refusal to do so shall be punishable by a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan and not more than 200,000 yuan; the unauthorized installation or use of radio stations for fraudulent purposes shall not constitute an offence and the fine of not more than 200,000 yuan and not more than 500,000 yuan。
If the circumstances are serious, such as the normal use of radio frequencies that affect public safety, such as rescue in distress and secure communications, and constitute an offence against the order of radio communication management, criminal liability is established under article 288 of the criminal code of the people's republic of china, punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, detention or control, or by a single penalty, and in particularly serious cases by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and not exceeding seven years, with a fine。
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