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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The British are embracing facial recognition technology to help raise compliance with certain laws, but Americans and others may not be as enthusiastic. [In Great Britain] there's just a large use of cameras in support of crime reduction in general, said Aaron Bobick, chairman of the School of Interactive Computing. Source: ABC News