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Slideshow: Big Brother to Watch Over Island

The developer of Ayers Island in Maine -- where the public can soon explore nature trails and art festivals -- will place every visitor under surveillance by cameras, sensors and computers. Why? To keep out "suspicious" people, of course. By Mark Baard.
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George Markowsky, president of Ayers Island LLC, believes that people will accept increased surveillance if it buys them increased security.Courtesy of Ayers Island, LLC

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This conceptual drawing of the public space in the renovated mill shows how visitors would be followed by surveillance cameras and sensors embedded in the building's structures.

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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (center), UM President Peter Hoff (right) and Ayers Island President George Markowsky chat on the roof of the old mill at Ayers Island.

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