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Old September 25th 03, 09:33 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Colin Colin is offline
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"Robin May" wrote in message
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Tony Bryer wrote the following in:


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3121652.stm

Quote:

Civil rights campaigners have expressed concerns about the new smart
travelcards introduced for London commuters.

Under the new system, Transport for London will be able to track a
commuter's movements and it plans to retain information on journeys
made for "a number of years"


Surely people wanting to avoid this could just buy a traditional paper
(or plastic type stuff) season ticket?

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You won't be able to buy paper tickets for longer durations than 1 week soon
AFAIK.

The article says that you can get an anonymous card for 'pay as you go'
only.

Colin