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...could end the Street View controversy with a simple solution. "Just by obscuring the faces of people," he says, "it would eliminate the privacy concerns of those attending an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting, leaving a reproductive health clinic or attending a controversial political event. Admittedly, it's a difficult computational problem, to find a way to obscure every face that can be seen through Street View, but Google has perhaps the largest braintrust that has ever existed on the planet, and if anyone could solve the problem, it would certainly be the geniuses at the Google-plex...
...have no problem with Gupta's cautioning readers about herbal supplements. The reactionary fear of natural remedies was interesting, though, given that more than 10% of the issue's pages were dedicated to advertising from pharmaceutical companies. Adam J. Hecktman, CHICAGO...
...President [May 28]. For several decades, scientists have known that something potentially dramatic was happening with our climate. But it was Gore who almost singlehandedly succeeded in bringing the issue to the front pages. More important, he got policymakers around the world to accept climate change as a problem needing urgent attention. But until countries like China, India and the U.S. take serious action to curb climate change, Gore's mission is not yet accomplished. He should not waste his time in being just President of the U.S. Arthur R. Manuel, OUDERKERK, THE NETHERLANDS
Reagan was more optimistic at his Venice press conference, indicating that "there is an increased opportunity for a summit" and giving Gorbachev credit for wanting a missile pact. Said Reagan: "He is faced with an economic problem in his country that has been aggravated by the military buildup . . . and I believe that he has some pretty practical reasons for why he would like to see a successful outcome...
...Indian government has long maintained that AIDS is less of a problem in the country than the United Nations and non-governmental bodies such as the Gates Foundation had claimed. Critics of the aid agencies argue that higher numbers help them by drawing in more funding...