Comments on: Surveillance as art

By: Paula Frere

Paula Frere — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:53:06 +0000

If anyone has recently gone to have their passport photo taken you’ve noticed that now you are no longer allowed to smile into the camera. This is because of government’s increase use of facial recognition, and a smiling face with wrinkles around the mouth tends not to work so well.

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:53:33 +0000

Sounds pretty neat. I wonder how far they have gone with blending art and technology.

By: Home Surveillance System

Home Surveillance System — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:40:20 +0000

It is amazing what technology is coming out today. Maily wireless, yet so advanced. Thanks for the post.

By: moophus

moophus — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:24:55 +0000

@jeicrash:

People don’t like cameras in public for the same reason we use handles like ‘moophus’ or ‘jeicrash:’ if I wanted every little thing I ever did or said to be irrevocably attached to my identity, I would post with my full name, birthdate, and street address. I want everyone to know I care about my privacy, but that privacy is endangered if you can see all the sites I frequent with one trip to google

By: Skyler Orlando

Skyler Orlando — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:34:31 +0000

The BMI calculator is interesting. If it’s accurate enough, it could theoretically be used for calculating the amount of anesthetic needed for safely anesthetizing someone, making Hollywood-style “sleepy darts” somewhat closer to reality.

By: jeicrash

jeicrash — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:17:17 +0000

I remember a few years ago seeing some lady in NY doing something kind of like this. She hooked up a bunch of cctv cameras and captured people as they walked by, I think some of the cameras where in sculptures she made.

I don't see why cameras in public bother people so much though. Around here if anyone sees a camera they start complaining about privacy. I think this is a neat idea anyways.

By: dave

dave — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:02:13 +0000

Music video made with CCTV cameras. Talk about changing your relationship to the cameras...

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/05/use_cctv_cameras_to_make.html

By: Solenoidclock

Solenoidclock — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:16:53 +0000

Lol bigotcam.