Big Brother To Make London Safer?

Posters meant to inform riders about crime control devices scare some commuters.

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November 7, 2002, 1:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Basically what they're saying is that we're watching you and you should be happy about it." "The posters are part of a larger campaign to make London buses safer for riders, a spokeswoman for the Transport For London said. City officials are also installing video cameras on the city's entire fleet of buses, which log 4 million trips a day."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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