This could certainly turn the Orwellian police state on its head… URMEChicago-based artist Leo Selvaggio has started URME Surveillance, who aim to produce a prosthetic mask that could potentially render CCTV tracking and tracing obsolete. Different levels of product will be available, from inexpensive paper versions, to state-of-the-art 3D-printed models. Selvaggio wants to make his face available to all his users to wear in public, will full permission to anyone, anywhere to become his virtual doppelgänger.
One of the most widely deployed police and NSA surveillance systems is called Virtual Shield, and can not only track you, but can also pull up all of our corresponding information as well. The URME mask would make this impossible.
Selvaggio was initially inspired by the concept of Guy Fawkes in the film V for Vendetta, but wanted to create a mask which could be worn in public. He admits he is aware that users could easily commit crimes using his face, but the mere existence of this technology almost nullifies law enforcement using CCTV to convict Selvaggio for any such offense. The irony and potential to subvert the state’s obsession with security is obvious here. Watch his promotional video…
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Things are getting to a point we could never have dreamed of when we were children.