Big Brother Cab: Oxford taxi CCTV to record all conversations

Oxford City Council orders all licensed cabs in the university town to be equipped with CCTV cameras to record both audio and video. UK rights activists and privacy campaigners are outraged with “Big Brother staggering invasion of privacy”' as Oxford City Council orders all licensed cabs in the university town to be equipped with CCTV cameras to record both audio and video.

Oxford City Council has decided to make it a condition for all taxis already operating in the city to install such devices by March 2015. 

All new cabs will need the necessary equipment from April 2012. 

The recordings will start once the key is turned in the ignition and will remain recording 30 minutes after the engine is turned off. Source