On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:28:19 -0800,, John Serafin wrote: >Hmmm...I'm not sure why the camera needs to be surgically >implanted, so maybe there's more behind this than is indicated >in the story. He's not feeding these images into any bigger >database, is he?
The Toronto Sun article appears to have been based on an article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) which can be accessed here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703670004575617083483970398.html?mod=WSJ_hp_us_mostpop_read A commentary piece on Cnet is available here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20023077-71.html The camera will stream images to a museum in Qatar as part of an exhibition. Professor Bilal, who will be wearing the camera, declined to comment to WSJ, so it is unclear why it has to be surgically implanted. It is also unclear whether the images will be saved or deleted. >Also, I'm not sure about Fred Ritchin's response that "Obviously you don¹t >want students to be under the burden of constant surveillance." Well, ok, >maybe Bilal ought to turn the camera off when he goes to the rest room. The WSJ reports that he agreed to put a cap on the lens while on university property. >And not visit dorm rooms or other private areas with the camera on. >But if we think about all of the surveillance cameras out there in public >places, this just does not seem to me to be a big deal. Even in NYC I think people forget how often they are under surveillance. A situation like initially seems shocking until one realizes, oh yeah, there's someone watching us most of the time. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] >John Serafin >Psychology Department >Saint Vincent College >Latrobe, PA 15650 =================================== > From: Mike Palij <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:45:56 -0500 > Subject: [tips] NYU Faculty First In "Backward Looking" Technology! > > I can tell you from personal experience that NYU has some > "eccentric" people on the faculty but this really beats them all: > http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2010/11/18/16202696.html > > For those who choose not to link-through (it is, after all, to > the Toronto Sun newspaper website), here is a summary: > > A professor of photography at NYU's Tisch's School of the > Arts (where all the creative-artistic-corporate folks are) is > having a camera installed into the back of his head which > will wireless tranmit images. > > There is some discussion about how students will feel when the > professor is writing on the whiteboard. > > I kid you not. > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6586 or send a blank email to leave-6586-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
