With websites, corporations, and governments peeking at our activities both on and offline, many of us have become more mindful of the electronic footprints our online activities leave behind. But there aren’t any privacy settings to deter the kind of surveillance that information artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg is modeling with her new project: a genetic intelligence database of computer-generated 3D profiles constructed from found hair samples. Premiering last weekend at an open studio showcase for residents of New York City’s Eyebeam art and technology lab, the project, Stranger Visions, began with a simple but profound realization: we are leaving physical traces of ourselves everywhere, and tools to unlock the secrets behind those traces will soon become more accessible than ever before.
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The ‘creepy’ factor of this project goes through the roof.
Stranger Visions: a genetic surveillance project goes snooping for pieces of ourselves | The Verge
