Accessories for the Paranoid uses fake data to stop your devices spying on you
Katja Trinkwalder and Pia-Marie Stute have designed a series of add-on accessories for those who are concerned about surveillance and their data security. More
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CounterBug is a digital self-defence device that eases cyber paranoia
Glasgow School of Art graduate Erlend Prendergast has designed a modular robotic device that talks back to Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa in order to protect users from digital surveillance. More
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Cooper Hewitt reveals sinister side of facial recognition tech at London Design Biennale
Digital artists R Luke DuBois and Zach Lieberman have both created installations to reveal the primitive nature of facial-recognition technology that is used by organisations all over the USA. More
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Yves Behar debuts Hive View home security camera at CES
Yves Behar's design studio Fuseproject has created a cube-shaped indoor security camera that detaches from its base, which will launch at the Consumer Electronics Show next week. More
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Smell of Data fragrance alerts internet users to leaks of their private data
This grenade-shaped scent diffuser has been designed to alert internet users of data leaks from their smartphones, tablets and computers. More
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Aposematic Jacket is covered in cameras to ward off attackers
This jacket by Seoul design studio Shinseungback Kimyonghun is covered with camera lenses that can record assailants and broadcast the images on the internet (+ movie). More
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Coop Himmelb(l)au's Jammer Coat hides the wearer from Google
Austrian architecture studio Coop Himmelb(l)au has created a quilted spotty cloak designed to protect the wearer from unwanted data collection. More
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Headgear to thwart mind-reading surveillance cameras by Fabrica researchers
Wearable Futures: researchers at Italian design centre Fabrica have created accessories that would deceive neuroimaging devices by diverting thoughts using electric shocks and flashing lights (+ slideshow). More
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"Product design should do so much more than encourage consumption"
Opinion: in his latest column, Kieran Long argues that product designers should learn from architects and tackle civic issues like surveillance and security rather than "hide in their studios making something lovely." More
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Stealth Wear by Adam Harvey
This range of anti-drone clothing was created by New York designer Adam Harvey to hide the wearer from heat detection technologies. More
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Tiny robotic insect takes flight
News: a tiny robotic insect that hovers in the air like a fly has been built by scientists at Harvard University (+ movies). More
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Moments in Time by Dominic Wilcox
London designer Dominic Wilcox has expanded his series of sculptures featuring tiny characters balanced on watch hands with three new scenes tackling protest and surveillance. More
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Decode: Digital Design Sensations at the Design Museum Holon
Dezeen in Israel: devices that spy, measure, dance and eavesdrop have been added to an exhibition of digital and interactive design that has travelled to the Design Museum Holon. More
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Surveillance Light by Per Emanuelsson and Bastian Bischoff
Stockholm Design Week: Swedish designers Per Emanuelsson and Bastian Bischoff exhibited the Surveillance Light lamp at Stockholm Furniture Fair earlier this month. More
