FC: World Sousveillance Day: Inverse surveillance day on 12/24

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Mon Dec 09 2002 - 06:55:02 PST

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    To: declanat_private
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    In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.0.20021207115437.02a2e008at_private> from "Declan 
    McCullagh" at Dec 07, 2002 12:02:45 PM
    
     > Also see:
     > http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0048gq
    
     > -Declan
    
    Here's something that might also be of interest to your PoliTech email list:
    
    
    World Sousveillance Day: http://wearcam.org/wsd.htm
    ("sousveillance" is inverse surveillance: accountability from below)
    
                                  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    
        An international coalition that includes artists, scientists,
        engineers, scholars, and others is declaring December 24, to be "World
        Sousveillance Day".
    
                             THE SHOT SEEN AROUND THE WORLD:
    
        At noon on Tuesday, December 24, 2002, 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.
    
        Often 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, ordinary
        citizens will dish out some accountability.
    
                                 HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?
    
        All you need to do is bring a camera --- any camera (even a fake or
        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 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.
    
        Why December 24th?
    
        This is a day when security forces are very busy watching for
        shoplifters, and it is also a time when folks are reflecting on the
        year's activity and it's something to do rather than merely buy
        something.  For more info, see http://wearcam.org/wsd.htm
    
    
    
    
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