Surveillance is growing, and the technology keeps improving. Anybody who operates in grey or illegal areas should start considering how to avoid detection.
Phone Tracking
On the TV and in movies, typically the culprit/hero realises they are being tracked by their cellphone, and they respond by either removing the battery, smashing it or throwing it away. If you have the right piece of kit there is a much more efficient way:
Basically a sleeve that blocks phone transmissions. Think of it as the ultimate airplane mode.
Drones / Thermal Imaging
The idea here is to avoid being visually recognised from above (the bigger the hat or hood, the better) and prevent your heat being detected. That means metallic materials. The required clothing is new and expensive.
Stealth Burqa $2500 – Silver-plated fabric is hand oxidized with brush stroke camouflage pattern.
Please note that if you are out in the open you can still easily be spotted due to any movement you make.
Cameras
Beating the algorithms of facial recognition technology can be achieved without buying anything. Basically you need a wonky hair cut, and colours on your face that don’t belong there:
http://ahprojects.com/projects/cv-dazzle/
All the products featured in this post are designed by artist Adam Harvey.
