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From: "Jim Harper - Privacilla.org" <jim.harper_at_privacilla.org>
To: "Declan McCullagh" <declan_at_well.com>
Subject: Borders Books kills face-scanning plan amid criticism
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:33:35 -0400
Declan:
It may be interesting for Politechnicals to note that Borders Books in
London has suspended a face-scanning security program pending review of
privacy concerns. This private-sector entity, which can get walloped if it
offends consumers, is doing much better than the many government
jurisdictions that are implementing face-scanning and other surveillance
oblivious to privacy concerns.
Jim Harper
Privacilla.org
<http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO63359,00.html>http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO63359,00.html
Book shoppers in London can breathe easier: Big Brother isn't lurking
between the shelves. Not yet,
anyway.
Bookstore chain Borders Group Inc. has temporarily
suspended a trial plan to implement FaceIt face
recognition software in two stores in the city, pending
a review of legal and human rights issues,
spokeswoman Jenny Carlen said.
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