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Look what Penn's up to...
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 13:19:27 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: "Savitz, Eric" <Eric.Savitz () barrons com> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 12:55:31 -0400 To: "'dave () farber net'" <dave () farber net> Subject: Look what Penn's up to... http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/07/10/3f0d203c566 40 With dozens of consoles stacked in a semi-circle of surveillance, the security monitoring station looks a little daunting. But it's when Director of Security and Technical Services Domenic Ceccanecchio manipulates a video game looking joystick to zoom a camera perched at 40th and Locust to the front steps of 1920 Commons that you realize this high tech oasis is not just for show. There are 40 high speed street cameras and over 130 building cameras dispersed throughout campus. They can track suspects moving throughout the area. They can provide an evidentiary record to later convict criminals. They could count the freckles on your face. ..... Eric J. Savitz West Coast Editor Barron's (And once upon a time, managing editor of the DP....) [ note dp is the Daily Pennsylvanian .. The independent campus newspaper ab\nd rather good djf ] ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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