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On September 24, 2021, the Medical Service Act in Korea was amended to include provisions for the installation of closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) in operating rooms (ORs). CCTV installation in the OR has been raised as a necessity for several reasons, including ghost surgery, inappropriate behavior of medical personnel, and improper management of medical accidents.1 However, various reasons for objecting to CCTV installation also exist. These include the risk of leaking sensitive patient information, human rights violations of medical personnel in their professional practice, decreased quality of medical care due to defensive treatment and passive clinical practice, increased possibility of medical disputes, distrust in the patient-doctor relationship, a decrease in the number of doctors majoring in surgery, and the restriction of education for residents.2