City Council Ordered To Stop CCTV In Taxi Cabs 101
judgecorp writes "Southampton Council in the UK has been ordered to stop snooping on every taxi cab in the city. Privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office has said it is "disproportionate" to demand that every Southampton taxi has CCTV that constantly monitors driver and passengers, including recording all conversations."
Re:Believe it or not... (Score:4, Funny)
and yet can do nothing about the fact that everyone's movements across and through London are routinely tracked
It is generally accepted even my the most liberal democracies that people - even visitors - lose some freedoms when in prison.
Re:Still not as bad as the UK (Score:2, Funny)
- 5 minutes before ... the panic button is pressed (in 5 second intervals)
I'm more impressed that Australia has time travel devices.