******** Subject: Re: FC: Florida protestors mock face recognition cameras by donning From: Steve Mann <mannat_private> To: declanat_private Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 03:25:05 -0400 (EDT) > Floridians Mock Cop Cams > Jul. 16, 2001 10:45 ET > http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,45270,00.html > > Masked protesters fight face scans > Jul. 15, 2001 05:42 ET > http://www.sptimes.com/News/071501/TampaBay/Masked_protesters_fig.shtml > > Police cameras worrying watchdogs > Jul. 15, 2001 05:19 ET > http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/page1/967535 (feel free to post to politech) The best solution is for us to stop the face scan problem at its source, by licensing our physical likenesses only for certain uses. We as humans, ought to at least be as valuable as pieces of paper, books, or computer disks, for which the Humanistic Property License Agreement, http://wearcam.org/hpla.htm that anyone can take to the Department of Motor Vehicles office, sets forth the Terms and Conditions under which they can use you. ******** Subject: ReShootingBack at face recognition cameras From: Steve Mann <mannat_private> To: declanat_private Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 03:21:41 -0400 (EDT) Cc: mannat_private, declanat_private > Masked protesters fight face scans > Jul. 15, 2001 05:42 ET > http://www.sptimes.com/News/071501/TampaBay/Masked_protesters_fig.shtml > > Police cameras worrying watchdogs > Jul. 15, 2001 05:19 ET > http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/page1/967535 feel free to post to politech: With all the discussion on face scanning cameras, I thought members of your mailing list might like to participate in (or at least be aware of) World Subjectrights Day: WORLD SUBJECTRIGHTS DAY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INFO: http://wearcam.org/wsd.htm Destruction of privacy and dignity by unaccountable organizations to become a target of ordinary citizens. An international coalition that includes artists, scientists, engineers, scholars, and others is declaring December 24, to be "World [1]Subjectrights Day". THE SHOT SEEN AROUND THE WORLD: At noon on Monday, December 24, 2001, ordinary people all over the world will call into question the growing and dehumanizing effects of increased video surveillance, automated face recognition, and Covernment (Corporate+Government) tracking in public places, as well as private places. Typically Covernment officials that use video surveillance try to prohibit others from taking pictures or video within their establishments or regimes, but on this day, many people will photograph these officials, their establishments, and their security systems. As high noon sweeps past various time zones, the shot heard around the world will be that of clicking cameras. Rather than protesting by carrying signs, or by marching, citizens will protest by going on shooting sprees. Armed with their own photographic or videographic cameras and recording devices, and shielded with masks or disguises, ordinary citizens will dish out some accountability while remaining anonymous to the massive proliferation of face tracking surveillance. HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE? All you need to do is bring a disguise and a camera --- any camera (even a fake or [2]maybe camera, a broken camera, or one with an empty film magazine) --- to a place where video surveillance is used. HOW WILL I KNOW WHO I SHOULD SHOOT? Taking pictures of the surveillance cameras, or even just wearing a disguise, will cause models to appear very quickly for you to photograph. When you point your camera at their cameras, the officials watching their television monitors will very quickly dispatch the models for you to shoot. This is a universal phenomenon that happens in nearly any large organization where video surveillance is used. Models often carry two--way radios and wear navy blue uniforms with special badges. Most will be eager to pose close to your camera, especially the hand models: [3][v0011.jpg] [v0015.jpg] (director of security at Westin Hotels) They will reach out to you. They want to get close to you. They will crave the glamour of your camera. They will reach out and touch you, or place their hands over your camera lens so you can get a closup picture of their photogenic hands. Why December 24th? What better way to interrupt the orgy of commerce that serves as the endcap of each year, than to have a shooting spree. December 24th was selected because there is a lot of consumerist activity and last minute shopping, panic, confusion, and the like, on this day, so that the streets will be crowded with a cacophony of commerce. It costs more to police this day, and because it is close to holiday season there are less officers available on this day. Moreover, phone lines are very clogged, and communication is conjested. It is also a day when police are very busy watching for shoplifters. It is a time also when folks are reflecting on the year's activity and World Subjectright Day will be something for people to think about over the holidays. References 1. http://wearcam.org/subjectrights.htm 2. http://wearcam.org/maybecamera.htm 3. http://wearcam.org/nad/westin_hotel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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