Surveillance
Surreal celeb turns and creeping surveillance: Goodbye 2025’s endless bummer
Huck’s August dispatch — Justin Bieber’s stock up, Lana Del Rey’s down? The Sydney Sweeney jeans fiasco? Newsletter columnist Emma Garland rounds up a strange, psychedelic summer in culture.
Written by: Emma Garland
Russian hacktivists are using CCTV networks to protest Putin
Putin’s Jail — In Kurt Caviezel’s project using publicly accessible surveillance networks from around the world, he spotlights messages of resistance spread among the cameras of its biggest country.
Written by: Laura Witucka
On TikTok, people are fuelling surveillance culture
Big brother — Videos of people who’ve been filmed without their knowledge or consent are racking up millions of views on the app – but are these clips ever ethically justifiable?
Written by: Lucy Harbron
Body-worn cameras are quietly taking over London
Surveillance nation — FoIs obtained by Huck reveal just how widespread body cams are among police and TfL staff. While promised to increase accountability, the proliferation of the tech raises questions over who it really serves.
Written by: Will Grimond
Behind the rise in abuse towards call-centre workers
‘I was in tears‘ — Hostility towards call-centre workers has worsened during the pandemic, and now, staff are speaking out about the horrifying abuse they’ve faced.
Written by: Ella Glover
Tech workers are fighting back against employee surveillance
Power in numbers — Invasive workplace surveillance has become a reality for many remote workers over the pandemic. Now, tech workers are unionising to lead the resistance.
Written by: Sian Bradley
The photographer who hacked the world’s CCTV cameras
You are being watched — After learning how to access surveillance cameras from the comfort of his own studio, Marcus DeSieno embarked on a project that questions our relationship with the natural landscape in a world where someone’s always watching.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Judge shuts down WhatsApp for 100 Million Brazilians
Messaging app on 72-hour lockdown — Focus of the ongoing battle between governments and tech companies over privacy, encryption and security shifts to Brazil.
Written by: Alex King
Laura Poitras explores surveillance and pandas with Ai Weiwei
The Art of Dissent — The Citizenfour filmmaker collaborates with dissident artists Ai Weiwei and Jason Appelbaum on an art-project in Beijing.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
The Oscar-winning inside story of Edward Snowden’s NSA spying revelations
Citizenfour wins best documentary Oscar — Who is filmmaker Laura Poitras? And why did Edward Snowden choose her to break the story of the century?
Written by: Alex King
