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Re: Sousveillance

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Post by ErikAugust »

I've began experimenting with "sousveillance" - using two commodity pieces of hardware:

- A GoPro Hero5 Session - which is a ~2 inch cube that shoots 4K: which I use for running, bicycling for transportation, and as a dash cam. The stabilization features works decently. ~$150.

- An iON SnapCam - https://www.amazon.com/iON-Camera-SnapCam-Wearable-Bluetooth...

If you can find a good way of attaching this to yourself, it's not too bad. Fairly* low profile - about 2 inches by half inch. It can be purchased for ~$25.

Some things I am working to overcome is really on the "cloud" and "streaming" sides, as I feel it defeats the purpose to stream or upload to policed platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, etc.

Re: Sousveillance

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Post by lostgame »

bohinjc wrote: post #15
gugagore wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think "sur-" necessarily means "more power". Here's a bunch of sur-prefixed words in French: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:French_words_prefixe... My favorite so far on that list "surbooker"--"to overbook"

well, "sur-" in french means a lot of things, alone or as a prefix : on, over, more, about, upon, onto, against, ... So I'm pretty sure there is a pun intended here. About "surbooker", funny thing is that "booker" is literally the english verb converted to french verb (hence the -er suffix). Even if it is well used in modern french, it still is an anglicism.

>> So I'm pretty sure there is a pun intended here.

French, in particular, is full of nuances like this.

Re: Sousveillance

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Post by sneak »

callesgg wrote: post #9

I have been looking for a lifeloging camera for a while. But i can't find anything that is discrete enogh. The n"arative clip" looked discrete. But it is of the market. Just want something that takes picture every 20 min's or so. So that i can review/analyze some of my daily behaviors in hindsight.

Have you perhaps considered that recording people unobtrusively without their consent may be unethical or, at the minimum, rude?

Re: Sousveillance

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Post by dwb »

sbhn wrote: post #10

Sousveillance is illegal on London’s TFL network. They show adverts on the screens asking you to report anybody doing it.

Really? I've not seen these. Am I just being unobservant?

Re: Sousveillance

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Post by kungtotte »

sneak wrote: post #23
callesgg wrote: post #9

I have been looking for a lifeloging camera for a while. But i can't find anything that is discrete enogh. The n"arative clip" looked discrete. But it is of the market. Just want something that takes picture every 20 min's or so. So that i can review/analyze some of my daily behaviors in hindsight.

Have you perhaps considered that recording people unobtrusively without their consent may be unethical or, at the minimum, rude?

And depending on where you are in the world: illegal.

Re: Sousveillance

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Post by tristor »

Does anyone remember Hasan Elahi, profiled in Wired back in 2007?

https://web.archive.org/web/20130913190505/http://www.wired....

I wonder what every happened to his Sousveillance project? His map still updates, but I haven't seen any of his other post feeds updated in awhile.

Was what I immediately thought of and it was conveniently also referenced in the linked Wikipedia article.

Re: Sousveillance

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Post by timoth »

brainwad wrote: post #12
sbhn wrote: post #10

Sousveillance is illegal on London’s TFL network. They show adverts on the screens asking you to report anybody doing it.

Of course, only those blessed with good vision and memory should be able to have a visual record of their life :/ I can't wait for a chip that records everything I ever see so that I don't have to rely on flaky human memory.

Could be a double-edged sword. Have you seen Black Mirror -- first series, episode 3?

Re: Sousveillance

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Post by eth0up »

ErikAugust wrote: post #21

I've began experimenting with "sousveillance" - using two commodity pieces of hardware: - A GoPro Hero5 Session - which is a ~2 inch cube that shoots 4K: which I use for running, bicycling for transportation, and as a dash cam. The stabilization features works decently. ~$150. - An iON SnapCam - https://www.amazon.com/iON-Camera-SnapCam-Wearable-Bluetooth... If you can find a good way of attaching this to yourself, i…

I've found the Mobius B action cam useful and affordable for general sousveillance. It's a primitive interface, but can be configured via a text file across any platform. I presently have mine configured as a motion cam, which is sensitive enough to effectively use as a standard camera too. Vids and pics can be viewed through mini usb on a phone or pc. The B has a wide angle lens and the text file has an option for narrow view. I often use it as a rear facing dashcam when someone gets too aggressive, eg tailgating, etc. For home I use a webcam and the Motion program, which works quite well for me. Lots of options in the Motion config file.

Re: Sousveillance

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Post by styfle »

timoth wrote: post #27
brainwad wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Of course, only those blessed with good vision and memory should be able to have a visual record of their life :/ I can't wait for a chip that records everything I ever see so that I don't have to rely on flaky human memory.

Could be a double-edged sword. Have you seen Black Mirror -- first series, episode 3?

Also see The Circle[1] movie for a glimpse into a reality where everything is recorded.

[1]: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4287320/

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