Home / China / Local News Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read | Comment
In-taxi Cameras Cause Concern in Xi'an
Adjust font size:

Installing cameras in taxis to fight robbery in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province, seems to be a good idea, but it has caused controversy from the first day of the plan's implementation.

Li, a resident of Xi'an, took a taxi with his girlfriend home on that first day, January 16, and he saw red lights glaring into his eyes.

A policeman shows a camera installed in a taxi. The cameras have stirred a debate on invasions of privacy.

"What is this?" Li thought and then found the answer: "It is a camera; I've met a peeping Tom!"

Li quarreled with the driver, whose surname was Tie. When he told Li that the camera was installed at the mandate of local police, Li did not believe it.

Police say Tie's taxi is so far the only one that has a camera, and yes, there is a trial plan to install cameras in taxis for security reasons.

"We implemented the plan to install cameras in taxis to deter robbery of taxi drivers," said Wang Xi'en, director of the Traffic Security Bureau of Xi'an Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Under the plan, two cameras will be installed in cabs, at the driver's location and the rear seat. The cameras take only photos, not video.

The photos will be automatically deleted after a set of period of time after no crimes have taken place, Wang said.

"But we will not force taxi drivers to install cameras," he said.

Cameras were also installed in 10,000 taxis in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province in southwest China, and Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province in northeast China, in November. Officials say they have greatly helped control the number of robberies.

But to some, the issue of privacy is more important. "I do not think the cameras will threaten people's privacy, and I cannot look at the photos. I think it will provide better protection to our taxi drivers and do no harm to our business," said Luo Xiaomin, a driver for the Xi'an Dazhong Taxi Company.

"I agree that the cameras will help improve security, but I worry that they will be peeping when we wear more lightweight clothes in the summer. I hope the photos will be kept and used properly," said Li Yun, a college student at Xi'an Engineering University.

"The photos can be watched only by police as evidence for robberies. The taxi is a public place where cameras will not violate privacy." Yang Guoyong, a traffic police of the Xi'an Traffic Security Bureau said.

"I do not agree with Officer Yang because a taxi is not entirely a public place. The people taking a taxi together often have a close relationship, and their behavior in a taxi may be different from other public places, such as on buses. So, a taxi is only a half public place, and installing a camera may harm their privacy," said Liu Ping'an, a lawyer of Shaanxi Jiwei Law Office.

(China Daily January 24, 2007)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Comment
Pet Name
Anonymous
China Archives
Related >>
- Surveillance Cameras Increase Causes Debate
- City to Install Cameras on All Buses
- Shanghai Taxis to Be Equipped with Spit Sacks
Most Viewed >>
主站蜘蛛池模板: 无码精品久久久天天影视| 欧美日韩国产剧情| 国产亚洲美女精品久久久2020| 3571色影院| 天堂中文8资源在线8| 中文字幕无码人妻aaa片| 日韩三级一区二区| 亚洲丶国产丶欧美一区二区三区 | 欧美成人观看视频在线| 人妻丰满熟妇AV无码区免| 三上悠亚中文字幕在线| 日本欧美成人免费观看| 人妻少妇精品视频专区| 精品精品国产高清a级毛片| 国产乱理伦片在线看夜| 99久久无色码中文字幕| 少妇人妻偷人精品视蜜桃| 丰满少妇大力进入| 日本边添边摸边做边爱的视频 | 亚洲午夜一区二区三区| 欧美综合自拍亚洲综合图片区| 人妻人人澡人人添人人爽人人玩 | 国内精品福利在线视频| a级毛片毛片免费观看久潮| 婷婷综合五月天| 中文国产成人精品久久不卡 | 免费看又黄又无码的网站| 精品无码无人网站免费视频| 国产av无码久久精品| 青苹果乐园在线高清| 国产小情侣自拍| 国产黑丝袜在线| 国产真实伦在线观看| 真实男女xx00动态图视频| 国产综合精品在线| 91酒店疯狂输出女神范范| 图片区小说校园综合| 99久久国产免费福利| 在线播放亚洲第一字幕| 99re国产精品视频首页| 在公交车上被站着被c|