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New York City Considers Mandating Cameras at Nightclub Entrances

New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn surprised and angered some of her constituents when she proposed last week that the city�s 250 nightclubs be required to install security cameras at their entrances and exits. These critics said the cameras would invade their privacy and pose a particular threat to those who are not open about their sexual orientation.

Plan for Cameras at New York Clubs Raises Privacy Concerns, New York Times, August 15, 2006.