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Mar. 15th, 2006 05:03 pmPolice officers in London are increasingly using electronic travel records from subways and buses to track the movements of suspected criminals, transport officials said Tuesday.
About 5 million people in London hold Oyster cards, smart cards used to pay for public transport journeys which record the time, date and location of each bus, train or subway ride made by a cardholder over eight weeks.
The cards, which were introduced in 2003 and can hold details of a user's name, are passed over card readers at subway stations and on city buses and trains.
Customers are offered lower fares in return for using the Oyster system, part of a commitment to phase out paper tickets.
In January alone, police filed 61 requests for smart card information, according to records released following requests made under Britain's Freedom of Information Act.
Police have asked for traveler information nearly 250 times from Transport for London, the city's transport authority, since the cards went into use. Those requests have been granted about 94 percent of the time, the records revealed. (AP)
About 5 million people in London hold Oyster cards, smart cards used to pay for public transport journeys which record the time, date and location of each bus, train or subway ride made by a cardholder over eight weeks.
The cards, which were introduced in 2003 and can hold details of a user's name, are passed over card readers at subway stations and on city buses and trains.
Customers are offered lower fares in return for using the Oyster system, part of a commitment to phase out paper tickets.
In January alone, police filed 61 requests for smart card information, according to records released following requests made under Britain's Freedom of Information Act.
Police have asked for traveler information nearly 250 times from Transport for London, the city's transport authority, since the cards went into use. Those requests have been granted about 94 percent of the time, the records revealed. (AP)
