In the village of Holybourne, near Alton, the council has adapted a toilet in a pub for use by the handicapped because of the presence, across the road, of a disabled facility.

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Lounging outside near one of the seventeen "data toilet" portapotties that housed the network routers, Andy Muller-Maguhn said the camp reflected a cultural movement concerned with data security, privacy and the free flow of information.

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During my tour with her, one woman described how the top of a toilet fell, near fatally, on her head as a child, sparking a lifelong interest.

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