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Limitations Permitted: Neal White and the Office of Experiments on Security and Surveillance

James David Morgan wrote this post at 2:47 pm on April 30th, 2009.

Neal White and the Office of Experiments will police London’s Peckham Square this June 21-28 with your best interest in mind.

Peckham Square, London
Image courtesy of Peckham Space

That week, a kiosk will appear in the square, not dissimilar to other security structures to the average observant, but rather than surveil, its attendant will talk to the public about civil liberties,

inviting responses to the phenomenon of public surveillance in Britain and distributing local information suggesting “alternative ways to navigate the environment.”

Made possible by Peckham Space, Limitations Permitted extends to include a public talk, “Civil Liberties and Art,” and films by Manu Luksch and FLIX about privacy regulations, seen through view finders.

Related posts:

  1. Michelle Teran’s “Experiments in Open Air Surveillance Cinema”
  2. sprout Experiments with Labor for “The Grind: Out of the Office”
  3. The Center for PostNatural History’s Permitted Habitats, Transgenic Organisms, and Genetic Copy Prevention
  4. Security Glam to Combat State Terror
  5. Dancing the Crisis Away: En Medio Parties in Barcelona’s Unemployment Office


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