The new codes, which go into effect next Jan. 1, promise greater protection of citizens' rights.

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And we went to the stadium gate, where the guy who scanned our bar codes told us we had to go to Will Call, and the lady at Will Call took one look at our tickets and pronounced them fakes.

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They took his smartphone and iPad, asked him for the pin codes to both, and then left the room with the devices to go through them.

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