Cidersomerset
25th January 2013, 23:25
This would be quite funny, but the next step is going to be " Terrorist Camouflage kit" LOL
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Published on 25 Jan 2013
New York designer Adam Harvey has created an anti-drone clothing collection - "Stealth
Wear" - aimed at raising awareness in an ever-growing surveillance state. RT's
Anastasia Churkina meets up with the designer to test out the garments.
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The anti-drone hoodie which can make its wearer invisible to spies in the sky
U.S. artist showcasing 'Stealth Wear' clothing range at London boutique
Conceived in response to use of military-style surveillance on civilians
He jokes his target market will be the 'fashionably paranoid'
By Damien Gayle
PUBLISHED:10:03, 18 January 2013| UPDATED:10:35, 18 January 2013
Those concerned about the conspiratorial machinations of the state surveillance
infrastructure can now swap their tin-foil hats for a more fashion conscious
accessory.A New York-based artist has designed an 'anti-drone hoodie' stitched
from metallised material used to counter the infra-red cameras that spy drones use
to spot people on the ground. It is part of a line of high-tech 'Stealth Wear' that can
thwart cameras and block tracking signals, which has been unveiled in London this week.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/18/article-2264397-16EEF82E000005DC-409_634x475.jpg
Clothes for the 'fashionably paranoid': The Stealth Wear line of anti-surveillance
which clothing has gone on display at a West London boutique this week and
includes an anti-drone hoodieAlso on offer is a pouch for carrying mobile phones
made from a special 'attenuating fabric' which blocks the signal so it can't be
tracked or intercepted by the authorities. And there is also a shirt designed with an
x-ray shielding print in the shape of a heart which is intended to protect the
wearer's heart from damaging x-ray radiation.
Artist Adam Harvey, who collaborated with fashion designer Johanna Bloomfield to
come up with the range, said the pieces are intended to provoke a debate about
the increasing ubiquity of surveillance across society.A landmark Freedom of
Information lawsuit by the Electronic Frontier Foundation last year forced federal
authorities to reveal there are at least 63 active drone sites around the U.S.
The unmanned planes – some of which may have been designed to kill terror
suspects – are being launched from locations in 20 states and flying spy sorties
across American soil.Most of the active drones are deployed from military
installations, enforcement agencies and border patrol teams, according to the
Federal Aviation Authority.
In the UK police forces including Merseyside Police have trialled the use of remote-
controlled drones to replace helicopters to conduct surveillance that would usually
be undertaken by helicopters.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/18/article-2264397-169F3C45000005DC-907_634x370.jpg
Spy in the sky: The aerial surveillance drone trialled by Merseyside Police five years
ago. It was this increased use of military-style surveillance technologies in civilian
environments that inspired the 31-year-old artist to come up with with the clothing
line.'Military technology is coming home from the war,' Mr Harvey told Slate. 'These
pieces are designed to live with it, to cope with it — to live in a world where
surveillance is happening all the time.'He came up with the range, which also
includes an anti-drone scarf, primarily as an exercise in provocative conceptual art,
but the garments will also be manufactured for sale to the public.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/18/article-2264397-16EEF83C000005DC-471_634x475.jpg
Trendier alternative to the tin-foil hat: Artist Adam Harvey's clothing range includes
a hoodie and a scarf made with special metallised fabrics that can thwart the infra-
red heat-seeking cameras deployed on drones
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/18/article-2264397-1702F986000005DC-760_634x475.jpg
Provocative: Mr Harvey said he came up with the line primarily as an art concept
intended to spark a debate about the use of military surveillance technology away
from the battlefield by civilian law enforcement agencies
However, due to the expensive materials used in the design of the clothing, they
are unlikely to go on sale in your local Primark anytime soon.Mr Harvey, who hasn't
yet pinned down the retail prices for his garments, jokes that his target
demographic is the 'fashionably paranoid market'.The counter-surveillance Stealth
Wear range is on display from today at the Primitive boutique in Great Portland
Street in West London, until January 31.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2264397/The-anti-drone-hoodie-offers-trendier-alternative-tin-foil-hat-worried-spies-sky.html#ixzz2J24PvWto
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wIMEVFxxR3I
Published on 25 Jan 2013
New York designer Adam Harvey has created an anti-drone clothing collection - "Stealth
Wear" - aimed at raising awareness in an ever-growing surveillance state. RT's
Anastasia Churkina meets up with the designer to test out the garments.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAIL ONLINE....
The anti-drone hoodie which can make its wearer invisible to spies in the sky
U.S. artist showcasing 'Stealth Wear' clothing range at London boutique
Conceived in response to use of military-style surveillance on civilians
He jokes his target market will be the 'fashionably paranoid'
By Damien Gayle
PUBLISHED:10:03, 18 January 2013| UPDATED:10:35, 18 January 2013
Those concerned about the conspiratorial machinations of the state surveillance
infrastructure can now swap their tin-foil hats for a more fashion conscious
accessory.A New York-based artist has designed an 'anti-drone hoodie' stitched
from metallised material used to counter the infra-red cameras that spy drones use
to spot people on the ground. It is part of a line of high-tech 'Stealth Wear' that can
thwart cameras and block tracking signals, which has been unveiled in London this week.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/18/article-2264397-16EEF82E000005DC-409_634x475.jpg
Clothes for the 'fashionably paranoid': The Stealth Wear line of anti-surveillance
which clothing has gone on display at a West London boutique this week and
includes an anti-drone hoodieAlso on offer is a pouch for carrying mobile phones
made from a special 'attenuating fabric' which blocks the signal so it can't be
tracked or intercepted by the authorities. And there is also a shirt designed with an
x-ray shielding print in the shape of a heart which is intended to protect the
wearer's heart from damaging x-ray radiation.
Artist Adam Harvey, who collaborated with fashion designer Johanna Bloomfield to
come up with the range, said the pieces are intended to provoke a debate about
the increasing ubiquity of surveillance across society.A landmark Freedom of
Information lawsuit by the Electronic Frontier Foundation last year forced federal
authorities to reveal there are at least 63 active drone sites around the U.S.
The unmanned planes – some of which may have been designed to kill terror
suspects – are being launched from locations in 20 states and flying spy sorties
across American soil.Most of the active drones are deployed from military
installations, enforcement agencies and border patrol teams, according to the
Federal Aviation Authority.
In the UK police forces including Merseyside Police have trialled the use of remote-
controlled drones to replace helicopters to conduct surveillance that would usually
be undertaken by helicopters.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/18/article-2264397-169F3C45000005DC-907_634x370.jpg
Spy in the sky: The aerial surveillance drone trialled by Merseyside Police five years
ago. It was this increased use of military-style surveillance technologies in civilian
environments that inspired the 31-year-old artist to come up with with the clothing
line.'Military technology is coming home from the war,' Mr Harvey told Slate. 'These
pieces are designed to live with it, to cope with it — to live in a world where
surveillance is happening all the time.'He came up with the range, which also
includes an anti-drone scarf, primarily as an exercise in provocative conceptual art,
but the garments will also be manufactured for sale to the public.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/18/article-2264397-16EEF83C000005DC-471_634x475.jpg
Trendier alternative to the tin-foil hat: Artist Adam Harvey's clothing range includes
a hoodie and a scarf made with special metallised fabrics that can thwart the infra-
red heat-seeking cameras deployed on drones
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/18/article-2264397-1702F986000005DC-760_634x475.jpg
Provocative: Mr Harvey said he came up with the line primarily as an art concept
intended to spark a debate about the use of military surveillance technology away
from the battlefield by civilian law enforcement agencies
However, due to the expensive materials used in the design of the clothing, they
are unlikely to go on sale in your local Primark anytime soon.Mr Harvey, who hasn't
yet pinned down the retail prices for his garments, jokes that his target
demographic is the 'fashionably paranoid market'.The counter-surveillance Stealth
Wear range is on display from today at the Primitive boutique in Great Portland
Street in West London, until January 31.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2264397/The-anti-drone-hoodie-offers-trendier-alternative-tin-foil-hat-worried-spies-sky.html#ixzz2J24PvWto
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