The British military held a competition to find the newest batch of robotic surveillance drones. The article mentions that they compete in a mockup village, but sadly we don't get to see any of the action. We strongly recommend watching the video so you can see some of the robots. There is an interesting helicopter concept that has angled props for better stability and lateral motion, but more … [Read more...]
Surveillance as art
July 25, 2008 By 8 Comments
The Target Project is a graduate project from the Royal College of Arts in London. It is designed to make us question our relationship with surveillance technology and CCTV. This is a particularly meaningful demonstration for a country like Britain which is said to contain up to 4.2 million CCTV cameras or roughly 1 for every 14 people. This project has two demonstrations on their site. The first … [Read more...]
Laser surveillance defeater
June 24, 2008 By 13 Comments
Imagine our chagrin when we first laid eyes on this "laser surveillance defeater." It's supposedly built to the security requirements of federal agencies. We don't believe most government issue devices have exposed circuit boards or 9V batteries dangling from them. Laser surveillance works by bouncing the beam off of a room's window. People speaking in the room cause the window to vibrate, which … [Read more...]
Wiretapping and how to avoid it
June 19, 2008 By 6 Comments
No matter who you suspect is plotting your doom, you'll need need to know the way wiretapping works in order to learn their plans and shield yourself from their surveillance. Luckily, ITSecurity has posted a comprehensive article about wiretapping, including information on how to wiretap and how to find out if someone is wiretapping you. One of the more intriguing methods of wiretapping the … [Read more...]
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