Britain's information watchdog has ordered a, city of Southampton in the television monitoring equipment installed in the cab, included the motorists conversation practices in violation of the Data Protection Act, should be stopped.

Southampton, located about 120 kilometers southwest of the capital. The city council since 2009 in a taxi and closed-circuit television monitoring equipment installed in the car for rent, drivers and passengers talking pictures and sound.

Information administration officials Christopher graham said in a statement on July 25, Southampton, this kind of practice "inappropriate", "we recognize them to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers, but it must take into account the privacy of most people".

Graham said, video surveillance equipment can continue to stay in the car, the recording must stop.

Southampton, deputy speaker of Jackie ray mento argued that day, the recording data is encrypted, passenger complaints driver or a police investigation situation, need to call the data. "We decided to the regulatory authority (information) disappointed, because it's about the driver and passenger safety."

The Associated Press, the British many trains, subways and buses in installation of hundreds of thousands of cameras. Information authority shall have the right to individual who violates the Data Protection Act and the institutions fined or sued.