Cameras Mandated! at NYC Clubs - Good Luck

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Brad Malin <b.malin () vanderbilt edu>
Date: August 15, 2006 1:01:17 PM EDT
To: "talk () LAB privacy cs cmu edu" <talk () LAB privacy cs cmu edu>
Cc: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Cameras Mandated! at NYC Clubs - Good Luck

A mandate?  Get real.  I love watching political jockeying.  But hey, if
they can ban smoking and they can ride the wave (albeit it's  
shrinking) of
security fanaticsm, then who knows...

-brad


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/14/nyregion/14clubs.html

August 14, 2006
Plan for Cameras at New York Clubs Raises Privacy Concerns

By WINNIE HU
City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn has become the city’s most  
visible
gay official, leading the fight for same-sex marriages and even  
marching as
a grand marshal in the gay pride parade this summer.

Ms. Quinn’s political career has thrived on her support of gays and
lesbians, but she surprised and angered some members of that core
constituency when she proposed last week that the city’s 250  
nightclubs be
required to install security cameras at their entrances and exits.

These critics said the cameras would invade their privacy and pose a
particular threat to those who are not open about their sexual  
orientation.

“It smacks of Big Brother,” said William K. Dobbs, a longtime gay  
activist,
adding that it would even keep some people away from the clubs. “It will
have an impact on everybody who enjoys New York nightlife.”

While the details of the proposal have yet to be worked out, it would  
apply
to nightclubs that operate with city-issued cabaret licenses that allow
dancing. If the nightclub owners refused to comply, their licenses  
could be
suspended or revoked.

Ms. Quinn contends that the owners should install the security  
cameras to
protect their patrons and help deter crime in and around the clubs. In
recent months, bars and nightclubs have drawn increased scrutiny  
because of
the separate murders of two young women after nights of drinking and
partying in Manhattan. A club bouncer has been charged in one of those
murders.

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