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Businesses, public pan WiFi monitoring

By Cao Yin and Yu Ran | China Daily | Updated: 2011-07-28 07:42

BEIJING - A regulation that requires bars, restaurants, hotels and bookstores to install expensive Web-monitoring software has sparked controversy among business owners and the public.

The software, which is designed to supervise illegal activities by passing the identities of customers using free wireless services to public security departments, will cost business owners 20,000 yuan ($3,100). Those who refuse to pay and offer unfettered Internet access may face a 15,000-yuan fine.

Ye Jia, a cafe owner in Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng district, told China Daily that her brother was asked to install the software during a meeting at the district's public security bureau on July 22.

Businesses, public pan WiFi monitoring

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