Can the fishing rod camera monitor people's privacy?

No, it's illegal.

According to article 1032 of the Civil Code, "natural persons have the right to privacy. No organization or individual may infringe upon the privacy rights of others by spying, harassing, exposing or making public. Privacy means that a natural person's private life is peaceful, and it is private space, private activities and private information that others don't want to know. Citizens' activities in the house and information coming in and out of the house are highly related to family property safety and private living habits, and should be regarded as private personal interests, which belong to the legal protection scope of privacy.

Article 1033 of the Civil Code stipulates: "Unless otherwise stipulated by law or expressly agreed by the obligee, no organization or individual may commit the following acts:

1. Interfere with other people's private lives by telephone, SMS, instant messaging tools, e-mail, leaflets, etc.

2. Enter, take photos and peep into other people's private spaces such as houses and hotel rooms;

3. Shooting, peeping, eavesdropping and revealing other people's private activities;

4. Shooting and peeping at the hidden parts of other people's bodies;

5. Handling other people's private information;

6. Infringe on the privacy of others in other ways ".