Tampa City Council backs down on video surveilance.

Found via the DrudgeReport...

[link|http://24.94.156.250/newsstory.asp?storyname=2001/July/6/camera|"FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS" SAY COUNCIL MEMBERS.]

Now, council members Linda Saul-Selina, Gwen Miller and Rose Ferlita say they had no idea they had voted to approve the Ybor City camera software and claim the resolution was buried within pages of other city business and the associative language "was confusing." The members, some of whom have appeared on national television shows to express their displeasure with the system say they're outraged and think the cameras and the digital databases are a blatant invasion of privacy.

Score one for the screaming hoards, eh? :-)

Maybe we can all just get along now...

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #1,027 by Another Scott 7/6/01 5:52:24 PM Reply	Tampa City Council backs down on video surveilance. Found via the DrudgeReport... [link\|http://24.94.156.250/newsstory.asp?storyname=2001/July/6/camera\|"FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS" SAY COUNCIL MEMBERS.] Now, council members Linda Saul-Selina, Gwen Miller and Rose Ferlita say they had no idea they had voted to approve the Ybor City camera software and claim the resolution was buried within pages of other city business and the associative language "was confusing." The members, some of whom have appeared on national television shows to express their displeasure with the system say they're outraged and think the cameras and the digital databases are a blatant invasion of privacy. Score one for the screaming hoards, eh? :-) Maybe we can all just get along now... Cheers, Scott.
Post #1,149 by jb4 7/9/01 9:55:45 AM Reply	More accurately... ..somebody applied a political clue-by-4 to a few less-that-secure-for-life assemblypeople. THWACK! jb4 (Resistance is not futile...)
Post #1,178 by Simon_Jester 7/9/01 12:59:18 PM Reply	Well, this one fell through... but slashdot had an article on a similar system to be applied to drivers. The game isn't over yet. Stainless steel traps breed stainless steel rats.

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