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Old September 17th 03, 02:18 PM posted to uk.transport.london
simon simon is offline
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Paul Weaver" wrote in message
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"Ed Crowley" wrote in message

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Do you have to fill in some form or can you have an anonymous one? I
dont want LUL to build up a pattern of where I go and what time I go -
I know that face recognition and CCTV will do this soon anyway, but
you've got to resist where you can.


If you want to remain completely anonymous you'll have to continue

paying
cash for paper tickets wearing a balaclava. ;-)


Well I always pay cash, and I'm thinking of buying a balaclava. I dont
peopel people seeing me, I dont like my movements in a database. Soon
as we get a corrupt government (basically all socialist and
conservative governments) they can abuse the information.


Not sure how they will hold the info from an Oyster, but I expect when you
get your card you then agree to TFL being able to store and analyse all your
journeys. They'll know where you travel to for work, where you go at
weekends. It won't be long before they send you relevent leaflets from
companies in your area.