Offenders can be jailed

FILMING an "upskirt" video or taking an "upskirt" image can be seen as insulting the modesty of a woman or intruding upon her privacy.

The culprit can be jailed for up to one year or fined, or both.

The number of such offences has remained more or less unchanged over the last three years. It fell slightly from 365 in 2007 to 354 last year.

These cases include upskirt picture-taking, filming, and flashing.

A police spokesman said: "The police would like to remind the public to be alert to their surroundings and be wary of strangers who approach you at crowded areas."

A Media Development Authority (MDA) spokesman told The New Paper that anyone who posts "obscene and upskirt photos or videos, or any other content that offends good taste and decency on their websites, would be in breach of the Class Licence conditions".

Internet content and service providers here are regulated under the MDA's Class Licence Scheme and have to abide by the Class Licence conditions and the Internet Code of Practice.

Feedback

The spokesman said: "The MDA encourages Internet users who find the content of certain websites undesirable or objectionable for themselves and their children to convey their concerns directly to the Internet content providers through the feedback mechanisms found on their websites."

This article was first published in The New Paper.