The Artist Exposing the Data We Leave Online

As someone who is involved in making arts things, and also hacking web things, I have thought of many ways to try and surprise people with their own data. To make a spectacle, and to draw attention to how much we leak information, to be used by who knows who for who knows what. But I settled on the most interesting path being to make a connection with people and share in their information with their agreement. Rather than perusing the predatory urge of the artist or the hacker.

Between this and the artist showcasing the surveillance state via traffic cam selfies, I kinda love the idea of "artists to the rescue".

It seems that this story[1] have made mainstream media. Good job HN!

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42102506