Inthenameofsafety,themostbanalmovementsinpublicspacesarebeingwatched.Beforeawidescreenofstrikinglycaptivatingblack-and-whiteimagesofdailyscenes,weareforcedtoreflectoncontrolvsprivacy,technologyvshumanity.<br/> Imagesdominateourlives:fromultrasoundsinthewombthatletuslookatanunbornbaby,viathepanopticumofsurveillancecamerastopredictionsofthefuturebasedonradarimages.Byonlyshowingtheseimages,supportedbyavoiceover,LowDefinitionControl-Malfunctions#0posesquestionsaboutthecertaintiessuggestedbythisperception.Automatedpatternanalysisofimagesinpublicspacewillincreasinglylabeleverythingoutoftheordinaryassuspicious.Someonewhostandsstilltoolongtoeatasandwichwhereotherpeoplewalkonwillbenoticed.Inthisway,publicspaceisbecomingariskyplace.<br/> Thatgrandwordsaboutriskpreventionandsecurityhaveturnedinto‘politicalsuperglue’promptedMichaelPalmtomakethisreflectionabouttheconsequencesofautomatingourperception.Whatifpeoplewithdrawentirelyfromtheautomatic-controlindustrybecausetheycan’tprocessthedatafastenough?Andwhatifonlythecomputersareleft-whowillthendecideaboutsecurityandrisks?



