FC: Steve Mann on World Subjectrights Day planned for December 24

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Subject: Re: FC: Florida protestors mock face recognition cameras by donning
From: Steve Mann <mann () eecg toronto edu>
To: declan () well com
Date:   Tue, 17 Jul 2001 03:25:05 -0400 (EDT)

> Floridians Mock Cop Cams
> Jul. 16, 2001 10:45 ET
> http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,45270,00.html
>
> Masked protesters fight face scans
> Jul. 15, 2001 05:42 ET
> http://www.sptimes.com/News/071501/TampaBay/Masked_protesters_fig.shtml
>
> Police cameras worrying watchdogs
> Jul. 15, 2001 05:19 ET
> http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/page1/967535


(feel free to post to politech)

The best solution is for us to stop the face scan problem at its source,
by licensing our physical likenesses only for certain uses.

We as humans, ought to at least be as valuable as pieces of paper,
books, or computer disks, for which the Humanistic Property License
Agreement, http://wearcam.org/hpla.htm
that anyone can take to the Department of Motor Vehicles office,
sets forth the Terms and Conditions under which they can use you.

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Subject: ReShootingBack at face recognition cameras
From: Steve Mann <mann () eecg toronto edu>
To: declan () well com
Date:   Tue, 17 Jul 2001 03:21:41 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: mann () eecg toronto edu, declan () well com

> Masked protesters fight face scans
> Jul. 15, 2001 05:42 ET
> http://www.sptimes.com/News/071501/TampaBay/Masked_protesters_fig.shtml
>
> Police cameras worrying watchdogs
> Jul. 15, 2001 05:19 ET
> http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/page1/967535



feel free to post to politech:

With all the discussion on face scanning cameras,
I thought members of your mailing list might like to participate in
(or at least be aware of) World Subjectrights Day:



                            WORLD SUBJECTRIGHTS DAY

                             FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INFO: http://wearcam.org/wsd.htm

Destruction of privacy and dignity by unaccountable organizations to become a
target of ordinary citizens.

   An international coalition that includes artists, scientists,
   engineers, scholars, and others is declaring December 24, to be "World
   [1]Subjectrights Day".

                        THE SHOT SEEN AROUND THE WORLD:

   At noon on Monday, December 24, 2001, 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.

   Typically 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, and
   shielded with masks or disguises, ordinary citizens will dish out some
   accountability while remaining anonymous to the massive proliferation
   of face tracking surveillance.

                            HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?

   All you need to do is bring a disguise and a camera --- any camera
   (even a fake or [2]maybe camera, a 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, or even just wearing a
   disguise, 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. Most will be eager to pose close to your camera,
   especially the hand models:
   [3][v0011.jpg] [v0015.jpg]
   (director of security at Westin Hotels)
   They will reach out to you. They want to get close to you. They will
   crave the glamour of your camera. They will reach out and touch you,
   or place their hands over your camera lens so you can get a closup
   picture of their photogenic hands.

   Why December 24th?

   What better way to interrupt the orgy of commerce that serves as the
   endcap of each year, than to have a shooting spree.

   December 24th was selected because there is a lot of consumerist
   activity and last minute shopping, panic, confusion, and the like, on
   this day, so that the streets will be crowded with a cacophony of
   commerce.

   It costs more to police this day, and because it is close to holiday
   season there are less officers available on this day. Moreover, phone
   lines are very clogged, and communication is conjested.

   It is also a day when police are very busy watching for shoplifters.

   It is a time also when folks are reflecting on the year's activity and
   World Subjectright Day will be something for people to think about
   over the holidays.

References

   1. http://wearcam.org/subjectrights.htm
   2. http://wearcam.org/maybecamera.htm
   3. http://wearcam.org/nad/westin_hotel




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