As a project I would like to destroy the privacy of the public through an interactive piece tentatively called
"unbeknownst: A global invasion of privacy"
Thousands of cameras, millions of actors.
Recently the internet has been buzzing with new knowledge that revealed interesting security flaws in security cameras that broadcast their feed online (to let the owner view it from abroad). Google of all things can be used to "hack" through passworded cameras or discover unlisted cameras online. Now anyone can quite easily stare anonymously into offices, skating rinks, theme parks, robotics laboratories and a myriad of other locations. These people have no idea that not only are they being watched, they're being watched by someone who has absolutely no affiliation with the location their in, and absolutely no purpose but to be completely and shamelessly voyeuristic. The issue of surveylance has been constantly spoken about, but now that these feeds are so readily available it has transcended classic issues. The internet voyeur has been born, the digital peeping tom. With sites like camhacker.com you can search for freely open cams, and semi private cams and a variety of other cams. This type of voyerism has never existed before, especially on this scale.
I was thinking a piece using live webcam feeds as artistic elements would be both a fascinating and constantly changing piece, but also quite abrasive because it uses actors that have no idea they're participating. I think the piece would open up discussion about the impact of surveylance and the implications and concerns surrounding internet privacy.
Here are some interesting links
Camhacker Search engine
http://www.camhacker.com
using google I found the following cameras
Traffic Camera (the arrows are used to decide which lights to trigger)
http://trafficcams.cet.unomaha.edu/view/index.shtml
The lowly security guard (he can often be seen with his feet up doing nothing)
http://203.81.32.125/indexFrame.shtml?newstyle=One&cam=2
The Asian highway
http://218.224.242.126/indexFrame.shtml?newstyle=Quad
The skating rink
http://vs1-73418.highspeedoffice.net/indexFrame.shtml?newstyle=Quad
The transport hub
http://200.54.180.74/indexFrame.shtml?newstyle=Quad
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