Hi James, Be careful, Just imagining such words could lever them a silly excuse for pre-emptive suspicion ;-)
marc > 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 > > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
