Oxford City Council Mandates CCTV Cameras In Taxies by 2015 235
First time accepted submitter Beowulf878 writes "In yet another data-collection feast by the government in the UK, a local council has proposed fitting at least one CCTV camera per taxi to record every conversation. Obviously the reason given is our own safety. Thoughts?"
Old News (Score:5, Funny)
Porn companies have been doing this for years.
Re:Had them for a while... (Score:4, Funny)
...Seems to me like the camera supplier is in bed with the city councillor...
Was there a camera? Do you have that on video?
Re:Well, I have one.... (Score:4, Funny)
I for one support our omnipotent taxi monitoring overlords.
When will Britain get a charter of rights? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Well, I have one.... (Score:2, Funny)
It's all a bunch of left-wing FUD. Lets' face it, children are sometimes put in the position where they would need to take a taxi, and in that case we need cameras there to protect them against pedophile cab drivers. That way the police can confiscate the videos of child pornography and put them in there massive collection of confiscated porn.
Most people on Slashdot always seem to neglect to think of the children when it comes to issues of warrantless surveillance. A city is a public place, and because of this there should be no expectation of privacy if you live in a city that has taxi cabs.
Re:How many taxi drivers are robbed? (Score:5, Funny)
The only reason you don't rape and murder is because you'd be punished if you did, right?
Definitely. As I've played many violent video games, I already have the mentality of a murderer. The only thing that is keeping me from murdering people indiscriminately is my fear of being punished!