Adam Harvey

Well, obfuscation is great for that sweet frisson of resistance and for laughs (I guffawed when I read about ah's datapools; https://ahprojects.com/datapools/) but if we're resisting by hiding ourselves, then we've already lost. We should not need to hide ourselves from anyone, because there should not be anyone to spy on us. We should not have to think about how to obfuscate our activity, because there shouldn't be anyone watching our activity without a very, very good reason (and even then, with enough safeguards to discourage all but the most commited of spies). If we're subverting the authority of democratically elected governments -governments that _we_ have given authority to- then we are in deep, deeep shit. We might as well obfuscate ourselves out of shame of being recognised for the negligent democratic citizens that we are.

A much more thorough investigation of these ideas was done by Adam Harvey 11 years ago: https://ahprojects.com/cvdazzle/

That particular pattern looks like it came out of the Hyperface project.[1] Also here's an actual purchaseable link at RedBubble [2]. No affiliation with the seller (nor does it look like they're connected to the original project). [1] https://ahprojects.com/hyperface/ [2] https://www.redbubble.com/people/naamiko/works/24714049-anti-surveilla…

CV Dazzle, some earlier work in the same vein: https://ahprojects.com/cvdazzle/

https://cvdazzle.com Amongst some other projects by Adam Harvey centered on facial recognition: https://ahprojects.com/projects/

It’s a shame Hyperface has been delayed. I honestly look forward to the day when you see cyberpunks walking around with these on their faces and you can instantly recognize a kindred spirit, if not the identity of same. https://ahprojects.com/projects/hyperface/

A defense using makeup and hair: https://ahprojects.com/projects/cv-dazzle/

You're really missing the point if you think this document is proposing an alternative to engineering. It's addressed to a subset of artists and engineers deeply concerned with the political and interpretative dimensions of engineering. While there is usually a technical aspect to critical engineering projects, most engage issues well beyond the scope of the "sound scientific method." See: CV Dazzle by Adam Harvey. [1] I suggest looking at Garnet Hertz's Critical Making for a more informed picture of this kind of work. [2] [1] http://ahprojects.com/projects/cv-dazzle/ [2] https://twitter.com/criticalpdfs

I'm curious when we'll start seeing people dressing like this: http://ahprojects.com/projects/stealth-wear

I suppose that's about the time that this will come into fashion: http://ahprojects.com/c/itp/thesis

Someone's done research on anti-facial recognition too. http://ahprojects.com/blog/122

I think you mean this: http://ahprojects.com/exhibitions/anti-paparazzi

IRL privacy cat and mouse game. There is already some work in the privacy clothing area. Almost makes it look like items for a sci-fi RPG. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2969732/privacy/how-japans-privacy-viso… If you’re worried about Big Brother monitoring you from security cameras, Japan has developed eyewear that can keep you anonymous. The Privacy Visor consists of a lightweight, wraparound, semitransparent plastic sheet fitted over eyewear frames. It’s bulky and not exactly stylish, but it could have customized designs. It’s meant to thwart face-recognition camera systems through a very simple trick. It reflects overhead light into the camera lens, causing the area around the eyes to appear much brighter than it normally does. http://ahprojects.com/projects/stealth-wear/ Building off previous work with CV Dazzle, camouflage from face detection, Stealth Wear continues to explore the aesthetics of privacy and the potential for fashion to challenge authoritarian surveillance. Presented by Primitive at Tank Magazine were a suite of new designs that tackle some of the most pressing and sophisticated forms of surveillance today. The countersurveillance solutions include a series of ‘Anti-Drone’ garments and the Off Pocket™, a privacy accessory that allows you to instantly zero out your phone’s signal. How long until they're outlawed just like encryption will. edit: is there any proper way to easily quote text? So that…