NJ Transit Is Recording You
NJ Transit is completing the installation of audio and video surveillance systems on its light rail fleet, said spokesman Jim Smith.
While the security benefits of video surveillance are obvious, some passengers are concerned about the audio recordings becoming an invasion of privacy.
Ed Barocas, legal director of the ACLU, said
You expect some privacy. You don't have it if you are yelling across the car. If you're sitting next to a person and talking to them and you don't know there is a microphone picking up your conversation, our laws say you have a right to a private conversation."
What do you think? I agree that public places like trains and subways should have heightened security, but I definitely think we are still entitled to some privacy. There's always the argument that "if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to hide" but I'm still not comfortable with my private conversations being recorded and watched by a government agency.