more on Is there any right to privacy?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Carl Malamud <carl () media org>
Date: October 17, 2005 5:30:41 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Cc: Ip Ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Re: [IP] Is there any right to privacy?


> From: John Levine <johnl () iecc com>
> Date: October 16, 2005 6:05:25 PM EDT


> > What right does a taxi company have to take my picture as a condition
> > of transport?
>
> Taxi companies are private businesses, not the government.  You should
> patronize taxis that don't point cameras at you.

Er, sort of.  Highly-regulated private business with very detailed  
rules:

http://www.sfgov.org/site/taxicommission_index.asp?id=8126

Try protesting to the taxicab commission.

Carl


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