Newsweek (08.09.2008) beschreibt die Umnutzung von Bildern von Überwachungskameras (im Kunstkontext) in London, Manchester und in Oldenburg:
Watching the Watchers
Right under Big Brother's nose, artist-hackers are using surveillance images for their own purposes.
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In some cases video sniffing has morphed into a form of hacking, in which the sniffer does more than just watch. Using a transmitter strong enough to override the frequency that most cameras use, sniffers can hijack wireless networks and broadcast different images back to the security desk. MediaShed used the device to broadcast an Atari-style videogame animation of a spaceship flying over its town to unsuspecting security guards. A group of sniffers in Oldenburg, Germany have been devising a way to sniff and hijack all at once, using the cameras mounted behind the counters at fast-food joints to watch employees. They've broadcasted McDonald's to Burger King, Burger King to KFC, and so on.
Watching the Watchers
Right under Big Brother's nose, artist-hackers are using surveillance images for their own purposes.
(...)
In some cases video sniffing has morphed into a form of hacking, in which the sniffer does more than just watch. Using a transmitter strong enough to override the frequency that most cameras use, sniffers can hijack wireless networks and broadcast different images back to the security desk. MediaShed used the device to broadcast an Atari-style videogame animation of a spaceship flying over its town to unsuspecting security guards. A group of sniffers in Oldenburg, Germany have been devising a way to sniff and hijack all at once, using the cameras mounted behind the counters at fast-food joints to watch employees. They've broadcasted McDonald's to Burger King, Burger King to KFC, and so on.
contributor - am Mittwoch, 24. September 2008, 08:49 - Rubrik: Kunst und Verbrechen Crime and Art
