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  • WeiweiCam

    WeiweiCam
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    Apr 3 2012

    WeiweiCam is a self-surveillance project by artist Ai Weiwei that went live on April 3, 2012, exactly one year after the artist’s detention by Chinese officials at Beijing Airport.[1] At least fifteen surveillance cameras monitor his house in Beijing[2] which,…

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  • In Drones We Trust

    In Drones We Trust
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    Apr 3 2012

    In Drones We Trust, 2014 – Joseph DeLappe Crowd Sourced, Participatory Rubber Stamp Currency Intervention FOR FULL PROJECT DOCUMENTATION VISIT: http://indroneswetrust.tumblr.com/ A participatory project inviting volunteers across the United States to rubber stamp a tiny image of an MQ1 Predator…

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  • ScareMail

    ScareMail
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    Apr 3 2012

    ScareMail is a web browser extension that makes email “scary” in order to disrupt NSA surveillance. Extending Google’s Gmail, the work adds to every new email’s signature an algorithmically generated narrative containing a collection of probable NSA search terms. This…

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  • Corrected Billboard Applauds NSA Prior to Congressional Vote

    Corrected Billboard Applauds NSA Prior to Congressional Vote
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    Apr 3 2012

    The California Department of Corrections (CDC) has unveiled a new billboard campaign to defend the domestic spying operations of the National Security Agency (NSA). On July 23, 2013 the CDC successfully apprehended, rehabilitated and discharged a billboard at Bayshore Boulevard…

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  • FACELESS

    FACELESS
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    Apr 3 2012

    FACELESS was produced under the rules of the ‘Manifesto for CCTV Filmmakers’. The manifesto states, amongst other things, that additional cameras are not permitted at filming locations, as the omnipresent existing video surveillance (CCTV) is already in operation. The UK…

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  • Every Step You Take

    Every Step You Take
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    Apr 3 2012

    With an estimated four million surveillance cameras, Britain is by far the most-watched nation on earth. Every Londoner is on camera about 300 times a day. How could this come about in George Orwell’s mother country? What were the ignition…

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  • NYPD Drones

    NYPD Drones
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    Apr 3 2012

    On Sunday, September 16th at around 1am, a white van—labelled with “Van Wagner’s” blue logo and topped by a yellow strobe light—circled through permanently lit Times Square. Inside the vehicle, the driver and passenger, both dressed as construction workers, were…

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  • Now Watch This

    Now Watch This
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    Apr 3 2012

    The Surveillance Camera Players (SCP) is a small, informal group of people who are unconditionally opposed to the installation and use of video surveillance cameras in public places. The SCP was formed in New York City in November 1996 by…

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  • System Azure

    System Azure
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    Apr 3 2012

    In 2003 Amsterdam police headquarters decided their security cameras needed a little bling after Jill Magid approached them through her company System Azure Security Ornamentation. Originally turned down as an artist proposal, Magid founded her company as a possible means…

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