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Ellen Winter said some of the crossings were still unpatrolled and that anyone interested in taking part should contact the trust.

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"The public want industry to be responsible, as with the environment, and they will put more trust in firms who they believe are interested in protecting them, " he says.

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"We're all interested in the collection and application of personal data and its consequences for individual rights and social science concepts such as trust and discrimination, " said Dr Ball.

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