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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. Pickpockets and Surveilance.... by KowShak · · Score: 1, Redundant

    City Centre London, especially Oxford Road is notorius for pickpockets, the Metropolitan Police have been using cameras to combat the pickpockets to great effect for some time. The Police can get hard evidence that will lead to the prosecution of individuals for their crimes.

    iSee is a tool that can be used to aid criminals who potentially could be identified by security camera pictures.

    I can't see that it has any other use, unless you are actually doing something wrong, do you have anything to fear from the cameras?