We Know Where You Are
The widespread use of surveillance cameras has broad privacy implications. In a study by Hull University, 1 out of 10 women were targeted for “voyeuristic reasons" by male camera operators. Minorities, the homeless, and activists are obvious targets for interested eyes. The "isee" project lets you chart a course through Manhattan which skirts all surveillance cameras.
Go to the website and click ONCE on a map location and wait. (Be patient and don't start clicking wildly. Click ONCE.) A yellow stick figure will appear. It represents you. Now click ONCE somewhere else on the map and wait. (Again, be patient.) The website will draw a map showing you a route which avoids all camera.
For a broader explanation of the project, click here.
Comments
The isee project might work now, but with cell-phone cams proliferating, in the near future there will be no camera free zones (in public).
Posted by: Tad Holbie | June 4, 2003 03:38 PM