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Path of Least Surveillance

Posted by michael on from the little-brother-is-watching dept.

alewando writes: "iSee is a service provided by the Institute for Applied Autonomy and is intended to allow New York City pedestrians to map out routes in Manhattan that avoid as many surveillance cameras as possible. Their data encompass nearly 2,400 cameras in Manhattan, and plans are in the works to bring the service to Seattle, Chicago, and London. Read the Wired article." This is a great hack - a useful service and a political statement at the same time.

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  1. Re:A useful services?! by Mark+Bainter · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    My first thought here was "Huh?", until I remembered that NY has some of the most restrictive carry laws in the country. So yes, in an area where your right to defend yourself against an attacker has been stripped away this is probably true. Your chance of a mugging likely /does/ go up.

    However, it's not like the cameras provide much protection. If it does then why is the crime rate in NY still so high? Why do we see criminals on America's most wanted where they have video footage of them in the act?

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    "No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare."
    --James Madison
  2. Re:A useful services?! by de+Selby · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The next time someone talks about licensing a TV, lamp, or other household applience; I will be sure not to troll by asking what that's all about.

    Oh, super-moderator. You are all wise.

  3. Re:A useful services?! by gnurd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    spank my monkey. id be embarassed for uncle sam to see how small my penis is.

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    "i was saying gnu-rd"