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Electronic surveillance to be used in taxis 'invasion of privacy' - PL
Electronic surveillance is to be installed in all taxis as of 1 May 2011.
23 March 2011, 12:00am
Rachel Zammit Cutajar
Rachel Zammit Cutajar
1 min read
The Labour party has come out against the installation of CCTV inside taxis, claiming this would be an invasion privacy.
"Although the Labour Party agrees that there is a need for protection of both passengers and drivers, the installation of such equipment raises the question of privacy and protection of data.
"In the case of taxis, surveillance cannot be completed in the same fashion as is done on roads and in homes and surveillance will be of a much more personal nature."
The Labour party said a better solution of protection can be found without being invasive.
A new breed of taxi driver will have to prove their roadworthiness with three examinations and be of “good repute” under new rules issued by Transport Malta.
New rules for the liberalisation of the white taxi service published this week have brought into force conditions for new taxi driver licences and for taxi vehicles themselves, which now must have taximeters that issue fiscal receipts, a vehicle tracking device, and an emergency button for both passengers and driver.
Taxis will be fitted with a surveillance camera, which will transmit images to a control room at Transport Malta. And the images will be accessible to the police in the event of a report of if they are aware of a criminal offence being committed.
Rachel Zammit Cutajar graduated in economics from the University of Malta...
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Jekk tat taxi jaccettaw li jwahluhom, il-popplu ghandu ma juzax aktar white taxis, imma iccempel il-garages . imma il-popplu mhux hekk naghmlu issa jekk minn ikun qed josserva il cameras , inkun qieghed bxi qrun mal mara tieghu.? ghiduli ftit x naghmel?
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Sur Prim , ara taghmillix cctv fil-kamra tas-sodda ,ghax naqra ohra hekk gejja, imma f'dak il-kas ibda poggi l-ewwel camera fil-kamra tas-sodda ta goerge pulicino, u bilhaqq dak big screen trid ghalih.jew ghax ma tpogix wahda l-ufficju tieghek halli il-poplu jkun jista jara kif issir il kurrizjoni.ara lanqas biss tafu tisthu.
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Am sorry but do not agree with PL on this. There is nothing private to protect in this form of public transport. CCTV cameras should be installed in all forms of Public Transport to protect the public and drivers as well.
Keith Goodlip •
Invasion of privacy? in a PUBIC vehicle? B.S. Buses and trains in many countries have cctv installed, THAT isn't invasion of privacy. It gives the passengers a sense of security. Judging by some of the stories one hears about the abuse by taxi drivers, cctv in their vehicles is long overdue.
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would recommend to instal CCTVs in Police Stations first
It's not nice to get a raw deal from a taxi driver - but framed up by police officers is more frustrating!
