mein neuestes projekt:
http://joerg.piringer.net/vy2ms
the project vy2ms gives customs officers, agencies and police forces new
labor. it generates documents that can be read, searched and deciphered
by otherwise underemployed personal. it challenges them with enigmatic
language and mysterious images and diagrams.
each document is unique and has it's own serial number. however you may
rest assured that NO access data associated with your download will be
stored.
you can print the document or store it on your laptop, mp3-player,
digital camera, usb-stick, arduino...
beware: vy2ms might also provoke interesting discussions with officials
about artificial linguistics, art and language in general!
_background information_
on july 16th, 2008 the US department of homeland security disclosed
policies regarding border search of information:
>>officials may share copies of the laptop's contents with other
agencies and private entities for language translation, data decryption
or other reasons [...] The policies cover "any device capable of storing
information in digital or analog form," including hard drives, flash
drives, cellphones, iPods, pagers, beepers, and video and audio tapes.
They also cover "all papers and other written documentation," including
books, pamphlets and "written materials commonly referred to as 'pocket
trash' or 'pocket litter.' "<< (washington post, august 1st, 2008)
there's little doubt that other countries or unions of countries would
like to adopt similar policies in the future. the european union is
currently (secretly) negotiating the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
(ACTA) that also would enable customs staff to search computers and all
kinds of storage media.
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