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Old September 26th 03, 02:03 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Nick Cooper 625 Nick Cooper 625 is offline
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Tony Bryer wrote in message ...
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"


Yeah, like this is _the_ most important civili liberties issue we
should be worried about. I wonder is Liberty has been whinging about
supermarket loyalty cards, as well?