Taxi users will have their conversations 'illegally' taped

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Taxi camera
Taxi camera


Taxi users in Oxford had better shut up or put up, as the city council plans to make sure every one of its cabs has a CCTV camera with audio recording equipment installed.

The move, which will see every single conversation made in a licensed cab recorded, has sparked a furious response from pressure group Big Brother Watch (BBW), describing it as a "total disregard of civil liberties."

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