Saturday, October 16, 2004
iSee
The Institute of Applied Autonomy, an activist group concerned about surveillance, offers a map of Manhattan showing the location of all known surveillance cameras. As they describe it:
"iSee is a web-based application charting the locations of closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance cameras in urban environments. With iSee, users can find routes that avoid these cameras - paths of least surveillance - allowing them to walk around their cities without fear of being "caught on tape" by unregulated security monitors."
Although from looking at the map of Manhattan on their website, it's not clear how you'd ever get from point A to point B if you wanted to avoid the cameras.
They also have a report on the growth of surveillance cameras in Manhattan over a 4 year period. Amazing stuff.
"iSee is a web-based application charting the locations of closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance cameras in urban environments. With iSee, users can find routes that avoid these cameras - paths of least surveillance - allowing them to walk around their cities without fear of being "caught on tape" by unregulated security monitors."
Although from looking at the map of Manhattan on their website, it's not clear how you'd ever get from point A to point B if you wanted to avoid the cameras.
They also have a report on the growth of surveillance cameras in Manhattan over a 4 year period. Amazing stuff.
# posted by AmandaWelsh @ 1:31 PM 
