Beijing Taxis Bugged

August 06th, 2008 | Category: Gadget News

I told you yesterday that 300,000 cameras are watching every move Olympics attendees manufacture. Today, the Wall Street Journal reported that nearly all of Beijing’s 70,000 TAXIS ARE BUGGED WITH MICROPHONES

, which are controlled and monitored not by the driver, but by central government authorities. The U.S. State station says that hotel rooms, homes and offices are bugged, too.

Orginal post by Mike

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