A roadside Flock camera looks like a distinctly current controversy. But CTRL [SPACE], a 2002 book about surveillance art, shows that the systems behind it have a much longer history, from the Panopticon and JenniCam to intelligent cameras and searchable streets.
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Computer Picnic is an editorial project by Niki Selken connecting today’s technology stories to overlooked histories in art, media, books, and internet culture.