Glad to see it ends on a positive note :-( Not so glad I live in Kent - I've really been enjoying stealing tractors to yank cash machines out of their walls.
On 27/1/2010, "marc garrett" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi Netbehaviourists, > >Found some interesting information about 'surveillance'. We know that >some artists on this list have been exploring in their work, various >aspects regarding this subject... > >Wishing all well. > >marc > > >CCTV in the sky: police plan to use military-style spy drones - Arms >manufacturer BAE Systems developing national strategy with consortium of >government agencies. >http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/23/cctv-sky-police-plan-drones > >"According to documents obtained by the Guardian under the Freedom of >Information Act, the UK police plan on deploying unmanned drones in the >UK to 'revolutionize policing' and extend domestic 'surveillance, >monitoring and evidence gathering,' which will be used in 'the routine >work of the police, border authorities and other government agencies.' >The documents come from the South Coast Partnership, 'a Home >Office-backed project in which Kent police and others are developing a >national drone plan' in conjunction with BAE Systems. The stated aim is >to introduce the system in time for the 2012 Olympics. Initially, Kent >police stated that the system would be used to monitor shipping lanes >and illegal immigrants, but the documents reveal that this was part of a >PR strategy: 'There is potential for these [maritime] uses to be >projected as a "good news" story to the public rather than more "big >brother."' However, the documents talk about a much wider range of >usage, such as '[detecting] theft from cash machines, preventing theft >of tractors and monitoring antisocial driving,' as well as 'road and >railway monitoring, search and rescue, event security and covert urban >surveillance.' Also, due to the expense involved, it has also been >suggested that some data could be sold off to private companies, or the >drones could be used for commercial purposes." Comments from Slashdot. > >Also - Here are some links on furtherfield to reviews/articles about >art, related to surveillance: > >Mapping CCTV around Whitehall. >"Mapping CCTV around Whitehall", 2008, is, as its name implies, a >performance of mapping Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) security cameras >around the UK's parliament in London and a video record of that >performance by Ambient.tv's Manu Luksch. Review by Rob Myers. >http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=366 > >The 4th Radiator festival. Going Underground - Surveillance and >Sousveillance. >Exploits in the Wireless City is the 4th Radiator festival and symposium >to date, which lasted between 13-24 January 2009, 10 days of >Exhibitions, Events, Screenings, Music, Artists' Talks and more. Marc >Garrett writes about the commission for the festival 'Going >Underground', enquiring how the works relate to the theme of >Surveillance and Sousveillance. >http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=338 > >Norwayweb and Data Bodies. >A Net Art project by Bjorn Magnhildoen that Scrapes tax information from >over 4 million Norwegians from different databases into a real-time artwork. >http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=295 > > >_______________________________________________ >NetBehaviour mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
