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30c3 - Trevor Paglen - Six Landscapes - 131228 2300

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Privacy, surveillance & cybercrimeVisual arts, photography & architectureMilitary history & warfare

What it is

Trevor Paglen's 30C3 talk on photographing and documenting the secret state, including CIA flights, spy satellites and military sites, to reveal the geography of covert programs.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a fascinating and still relevant look at the physical footprint of government secrecy.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I found it highly interesting and can only recommend it.”

    Paglen discusses his work on spy satellites in detail.

    mikejb, 2017-07 · Recommendation · in “Eye in the Sky”

  2. “It's almost a decade old, but still very much worth your time.”

    Fascinating talk on the footprint of secrecy.

    eye_street, 2022-12 · Recommendation · in “I Found a Secret US Government Surveillance Program”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: trevor paglen, 30c3, spy satellites, secret state, photography

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