Friday, July 18, 2003

More Big Brother...who the heck is Southeast Airlines anyway? Eyes in the Skies. Southeast Airlines has plans to install digital video cameras throughout the cabins of its planes to record the faces and activities of its passengers at all times. Furthermore, the charter airline will store the digitized video for up to 10 years. And it may use face recognition software to match faces to names and personal records. [MetaFilter] Does any of this make sense?  If you want to pick your nose on camera and save it for 10 years it should be on your own video at home.  I'm thinking that driving is looking better all the time.  No recirculated air, no security checks, no video cameras...  2:25:18 PM

Parker, a former employee, once suggested that I open an office in Prague, his favorite place on earth... wonder if broadband is available? Prague. Stone inhabitants and extraordinary houses of Prague. More at the Praha  experience. If you like this, you might also like fifty doors of Paris and San Francisco. [MetaFilter] 2:13:47 PM