Navigating a World of Ubiquitous Surveillance Through Jakub Geltner’s ‘Nest’ Installations
As we journeyed through the year 2022, could we claim to experience any moments of true solitude? Our faithful companions, the omnipresent smartphones, trailed our every movement, monitored our viewing preferences, recorded our call histories, and even predicted our shopping desires. Continue reading »
Anti-Surveillance Fashion Designed To Trigger And Inject Junk Data In To Automated License Plate Readers
The fabric on this garment is designed to trigger Automated License Plate Readers, adding unhelpful data to the systems used to surveil our communities. Look fabulous in an all-over printed, body-hugging crop top. Continue reading »
URME: Your Personal Surveillance Identity Prosthetic
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The URME Personal Surveillance Identity Prosthetic demonstrates the latest in 3D printing technology. Made from a pigmented hard resin, this mask is both a 3D scan of artist Leo Selvaggio’s face, as well as photo realistic rendering of his features, such as skin tone, texture and hair. Continue reading »
The Art Of Mass Surveillance: All 135 Vintage NSA Security Posters From The 1950s And 1960s
In the 1950s and 1960s the National Security Agency (NSA) cranked out beautiful and captivating posters to remind Americans that keeping secrets was important. Continue reading »
Collar AG – A Wearable Device For Surveillance By XCEED
Under the giant wave of big data, every decision we made on the web is being drawn into bottomless whirlpool. Whether you drop a keyword in Google’s search engine, or click a like on the Facebook, the Internet will record it and customize the filter bubble for your behavior. This phenomenon is set to become a personal optimization system that isolates us in the ideological frames. Continue reading »
