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If walls could talk
if walls could talk. a memoir of an asylum, a home and an identity All walls know something about us that we do not...and this may surprise you. Our enemies, who gaze at us from across the city, from the sea and from across the airwaves know our actions before we even make them. Distant stars are not so very far away after all. Our words are whispered everywhere - in coffee shops and lockers, on television shows and sports pages. You may be surprised to learn who knows what about you and what they would be willing to tell us if they dared Everywhere you look, there is a chance of being seen. Someone - whether at home or at work, in your neighborhood or on the other side of the world - could be looking at you right now. Is he aware of what you are doing? Is there always someone watching and listening to you? Are people constantly telling us about your actions without your permission? You're in a crowded coffee shop. Back in the corner, a couple is huddled over a laptop. They're peering into your life even as you order that cappuccino. Did you know your life is an open book? Thousands of eyes are watching your moves, from wherever you are, from wherever you go. And those eyes sell... In a world that is becoming increasingly connected, privacy and security have become increasingly important. Walls have ears: hospitals talk to their doctors, supermarkets know what we buy, airplanes hear us whisper. What happens when our enemies are the ones who hold all the information? Your actions are not limited to your own mind. You are embedded in a system of data that can read you like a book. The things we say and do become a part of the larger picture. Any statements we make, any movements we make, any purchases we make become data for observation.
By shabbirabout a year ago in Photography