On December 30th, the legal department of Ideal Automobile issued a statement stating that Ideal Automobile had recently received a first instance criminal judgment from the court regarding the rumor of "MEGA car interior cameras taking pornographic pictures". The judgment found that the defendant Wang fabricated false information and spread it on the internet, causing a disturbance and causing serious public order chaos, which has constituted the crime of provocation and disturbance, and shall be subject to criminal punishment in accordance with the law.
The legal department of Ideal Automobile stated that after investigation by the court, on the evening of April 14, 2024, the defendant Wang forwarded a pornographic image to nearly 20 WeChat groups in order to attract attention and boast about his performance, and fabricated and published false text information claiming that the pornographic image was captured by the on-board camera of Ideal Automobile's newly launched product MEGA in March 2024 and leaked. Afterwards, the false information triggered nearly ten million views, as well as a large number of reposts and comments on various online platforms. The topic of Ideal Auto leaking customer privacy has sparked heated discussions on online platforms, causing significant losses and negative impacts on Ideal Auto.
Ideal Automobile reiterates its commitment to respecting and protecting user privacy and security, and all data processing activities strictly comply with relevant national laws and regulations.