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02-17-2013, 07:55 AM
http://www.salon.com/2013/02/15/guerilla_surveillance_camera_destruction_hits_the_ u_s/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LEb7oqzaKhw
It started in Berlin: Anarchists, donning black bloc attire, hit the streets at night in pairs, small groups or alone to smash and dismantle the CCTV surveillance cameras adorning the city streets.
They posted videos and photos of their exploits online and called the guerrilla project Camover (http://camover.noblogs.org/). The German collective gave a playful interview to Vice U.K. (http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/german-anarchists-are-smashing-cctv) in which they explained that they are “a diverse group of people: Shoplifters eluding capitalism who don’t want to be monitored, passengers who don’t want to followed step by step and anarchists fighting everything that wants to control us.” Vice noted that the Berlin-based anarchists then laid down the gauntlet:
Camover has also recently announced a competition encouraging others to get involved. All you have to do to enter is think of a name that begins with the words “Brigade…” or “Command…” and that ends with the name of a historical personality, recruit a mob and smash up cameras. Then you send pictures and video evidence to their website, and they declare the winning footage.
The anti-surveillance project quickly spread throughout Germany, to Finland, Greece and hit the U.S. West Coast this month. A group identifying itself as
“the Barefoot Bandit Brigade”
released a statement
claiming (http://camover.noblogs.org/post/2013/02/15/barefoot-bandit-brigade/) to have “removed and destroyed 17 security cameras throughout the Puget Sound region,” with ostensible photo evidence published alongside. “This act is concrete sabotage against the system of surveillance and control,” wrote the group’s statement, adding that the Camover contribution was also intended in solidarity with anarchists in the Pacific Northwest currently in federal custody (http://www.salon.com/2012/10/11/third_northwest_activist_jailed_for_staying_silent/) without charges for refusing to cooperate with a federal grand jury.
When asked by Vice “aren’t you just wasting taxpayers’ money, since the government will inevitably re-install any CCTV you take out?” Camover’s originators responded,
“Isn’t the government just going to waste taxpayers’ money
when they replace the cameras
that we are inevitably going to take down again?”
It’s a direct approach to fight the creepy surveillance state, to say the least.
Please don't hot-topics me?
Everybody play nice.
Please no calls to lawless action in this thread.
Just reporting the news here.
:cool: presence
Liberty Activism Grassroots Central
Discuss, analyze, share, plan, collaborate and report on the latest happenings and other important topics affecting the freedom movement.
FAQ in English
1. Why destroy cctv cameras ?
2. TYPES OF CCTV CAMERA.
2.1) Dummy CCTV cameras
2.2) Hidden CCTV cameras.
2.3) Wall mounted CCTV cameras.
2.4) Roof mounted CCTV cameras.
2.5) Street post mounted CCTV cameras.
3. METHODS OF ATTACK.
3.1) Plastic bag.
3.2) Sticker and tape.
3.3) Paint gun.
3.4) Laser pointer.
3.5) Cable cutting.
3.6) Block drop.
4. TRAINING.
4.1) Working together.
4.2) Fittness.
4.3) Learning territory.
5. Lets see how greek Anarchists destroy CCTV cameras.
1.1) Why destroy cctv cameras ?
Trust your instincts, but if you need intellectual justification then:
“The gaze of the cameras does not fall equally on all users of the street but on those who are stereotypical predefined as potentially deviant, or through appearance and demeanour, are singled out by operators as unrespectable. In this way youth, particularly those already socially and economically marginal, may be subject to even greater levels of authoritative intervention and official stigmatisation, and rather than contributing to social justice through the reduction of victimisation, CCTV will merely become a tool of injustice through the amplification of differential and discriminatory policing.”
“an instrument of social control and the production of discipline; the production of ‘anticipatory conformity’; the certainty of rapid deployment to observed deviance and; the compilation of individualised dossiers of the monitored population.”
“The unforgiving Eye: CCTV surveillance in public space” Dr Clive Norris and Gary Armstrong of the Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice at Hull University, UK
“What we have been able to show is that CCTV didn’t reduce crime – if anything it has increased – and it didn’t reduce fear of crime. If anything there was a slight increase in anxiety.” Prof Jason Ditton of Sheffield University
TYPES OF CCTV CAMERA.
2.1) Dummy CCTV cameras
These should be destroyed and removed as they still induce paranoia and fear of punishment.
“Full bodied Dummy CCTV Camera including Lens and Mounting Bracket. Uses an actual Camera body so it looks like the real thing.”
2.2) Hidden CCTV cameras.
They are also useful for back-up surveillance in installations where the primary CCTV equipment is of a more traditional nature, i.e. standard cameras. In this case Covert Cameras can operate as a back-up where primary cameras are disabled by an intruder. Used mostly for temporary installations to catch repetitve criminal activity.
Discouraged by UK home office.
2.3) Wall mounted CCTV cameras.
Normally mounted just out of reach of an individual, but accessible by two people working together.
Mostly protecting private property, but often also covering public space.
2.4) Roof mounted CCTV cameras.
Normally police traffic cameras, but sometimes private or large offices or institutions.
2.5) Street post mounted CCTV cameras.
Normally local authority operated for surveillance of shopping areas or police traffic cameras.
METHODS OF ATTACK.
3.1) Plastic bag.
Plastic bag filled with glue does the trick nicely.
Cheap and almost as effective as other short term techniques. Use Industrial grade bags which are thicker. Sometimes a camera going into repair will be ‘bagged’ over, so visually its ambiguous. To Bag a camera theres a high chance that you can reach it with ease. If this is the case dont hesitate to smash the glass, lens and any other components. Dont bag it afterwards, people need to see the units smashed.
Gives clear indication of inoperability.
3.2) Sticker and tape.
Placing of sticker or tape over lense.
Good training activity.
Gives clear indication of inoperability.
3.3) Paint gun.
Use a childs power water pistol with household paint.
Fast, fun and easy method – Highly recommended.
Easy to disable many cameras in a short period of time. a typical one hour action can easily take out 10 cameras.
Carry reserve paint in plastic containers.
Filter paint to remove lumps to avoid blocking gun.
Go for lense first and then cover the rest of the camera and surrounding area.
Clear indication of inoperability, plus draws further attention to the camera.
Camera is easily cleaned so only effective for short time only.
We used super soaker SC 400 – 2000 Edition camoflaged for urban night actions.
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q185/jackdoud/Farscape/Random%20Guns/Zenetians-Prefect/Bountyguns39.jpg
With a 50/50 mix of water based house paint (emulsion) and water we could hit targets easily at 4.5m above the ground.
Such a paint mixture totally obscures view through glass lense cover once applied.
Be prepared to get splattered: use disposable clothing.
No climbing required.
3.4) Laser pointer.
Fairly powerful laser pointers can be purchase for low cost (20.00GBP)
Laser pointers of <5mWatt or more can temporarily blind and may even permantently damage cctv cameras.
For garaunteed destruction a more powerful laser would be required.
But hazard of damaging eyes from misdirected pointing or reflection from the camera lense cover.
Also, very difficult to keep laser beam precisely still from any reasonable distance.
Can be attached to binoculars for better aiming.
No indication of in operability of camera.
Would not recomend this method.
3.5) Cable cutting.
Cables can be cut with either a sharp hand axe or garden pruning tools.
Make sure tools are electrically insulated to prevent shock from camera power supply.
Casual glance at dangling cables will reveal that camera is inoperable.
Requires complete costly rewiring.
Satisfying sparks emitted when cables cut.
3.6) Block drop.
Climb to the roof of the building on which the camera is mounted with some heavy weights eg concrete blocks and drop them on the cameras below.
Get correct drop position by dropping small stones first.
Camera will be totally destroyed in a shower of sparks.
Scaling tall buidlings with concrete blocks requires a certain level of fitness.
Pay careful attention to safety of others below.
This is a seriously hardcore method.
TRAINING.
Training is essential for not only fitness, but also for developing techniques and more importantly preparing for unpredictable events.
4.1) Working together.
Get to know your partner very well.
You will need to know your partners limits and abilities.
You will need to know how much you can trust each other.
4.2) Fittness.
You can never be too fit.
Vary your exercises, but best training is actually doing.
Play on the terrain you will operate on.
Start on something easy like stickering.
4.3) Learning territory.
Know every part of the area you will operate in.
Explore by day and night.
Climb every tree, building.
Explore every alley, bush and tunnel.
Climb every wall and railing and fence.
Don’t use paths or streets (only cross them at right angles).
If you have a police helicopter in your area then train aerial counter surveillance ie finding exisitng cover, flares, smoke bombs.
Lets see how greek Anarchists destroy CCTV cameras:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVcWKGWPto8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JCtXieRNRg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK891-tz0BA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycc2ZMWoXhQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTTM0r79YKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcaJ8fCqs1E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwHqHheFEEo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2CNIpvbS6w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDdAO3crAz4
http://camover.noblogs.org/faq/faq-in-english/
ps... my wife thinks I'm muddling around with those people they're watchin' again...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LEb7oqzaKhw
It started in Berlin: Anarchists, donning black bloc attire, hit the streets at night in pairs, small groups or alone to smash and dismantle the CCTV surveillance cameras adorning the city streets.
They posted videos and photos of their exploits online and called the guerrilla project Camover (http://camover.noblogs.org/). The German collective gave a playful interview to Vice U.K. (http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/german-anarchists-are-smashing-cctv) in which they explained that they are “a diverse group of people: Shoplifters eluding capitalism who don’t want to be monitored, passengers who don’t want to followed step by step and anarchists fighting everything that wants to control us.” Vice noted that the Berlin-based anarchists then laid down the gauntlet:
Camover has also recently announced a competition encouraging others to get involved. All you have to do to enter is think of a name that begins with the words “Brigade…” or “Command…” and that ends with the name of a historical personality, recruit a mob and smash up cameras. Then you send pictures and video evidence to their website, and they declare the winning footage.
The anti-surveillance project quickly spread throughout Germany, to Finland, Greece and hit the U.S. West Coast this month. A group identifying itself as
“the Barefoot Bandit Brigade”
released a statement
claiming (http://camover.noblogs.org/post/2013/02/15/barefoot-bandit-brigade/) to have “removed and destroyed 17 security cameras throughout the Puget Sound region,” with ostensible photo evidence published alongside. “This act is concrete sabotage against the system of surveillance and control,” wrote the group’s statement, adding that the Camover contribution was also intended in solidarity with anarchists in the Pacific Northwest currently in federal custody (http://www.salon.com/2012/10/11/third_northwest_activist_jailed_for_staying_silent/) without charges for refusing to cooperate with a federal grand jury.
When asked by Vice “aren’t you just wasting taxpayers’ money, since the government will inevitably re-install any CCTV you take out?” Camover’s originators responded,
“Isn’t the government just going to waste taxpayers’ money
when they replace the cameras
that we are inevitably going to take down again?”
It’s a direct approach to fight the creepy surveillance state, to say the least.
Please don't hot-topics me?
Everybody play nice.
Please no calls to lawless action in this thread.
Just reporting the news here.
:cool: presence
Liberty Activism Grassroots Central
Discuss, analyze, share, plan, collaborate and report on the latest happenings and other important topics affecting the freedom movement.
FAQ in English
1. Why destroy cctv cameras ?
2. TYPES OF CCTV CAMERA.
2.1) Dummy CCTV cameras
2.2) Hidden CCTV cameras.
2.3) Wall mounted CCTV cameras.
2.4) Roof mounted CCTV cameras.
2.5) Street post mounted CCTV cameras.
3. METHODS OF ATTACK.
3.1) Plastic bag.
3.2) Sticker and tape.
3.3) Paint gun.
3.4) Laser pointer.
3.5) Cable cutting.
3.6) Block drop.
4. TRAINING.
4.1) Working together.
4.2) Fittness.
4.3) Learning territory.
5. Lets see how greek Anarchists destroy CCTV cameras.
1.1) Why destroy cctv cameras ?
Trust your instincts, but if you need intellectual justification then:
“The gaze of the cameras does not fall equally on all users of the street but on those who are stereotypical predefined as potentially deviant, or through appearance and demeanour, are singled out by operators as unrespectable. In this way youth, particularly those already socially and economically marginal, may be subject to even greater levels of authoritative intervention and official stigmatisation, and rather than contributing to social justice through the reduction of victimisation, CCTV will merely become a tool of injustice through the amplification of differential and discriminatory policing.”
“an instrument of social control and the production of discipline; the production of ‘anticipatory conformity’; the certainty of rapid deployment to observed deviance and; the compilation of individualised dossiers of the monitored population.”
“The unforgiving Eye: CCTV surveillance in public space” Dr Clive Norris and Gary Armstrong of the Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice at Hull University, UK
“What we have been able to show is that CCTV didn’t reduce crime – if anything it has increased – and it didn’t reduce fear of crime. If anything there was a slight increase in anxiety.” Prof Jason Ditton of Sheffield University
TYPES OF CCTV CAMERA.
2.1) Dummy CCTV cameras
These should be destroyed and removed as they still induce paranoia and fear of punishment.
“Full bodied Dummy CCTV Camera including Lens and Mounting Bracket. Uses an actual Camera body so it looks like the real thing.”
2.2) Hidden CCTV cameras.
They are also useful for back-up surveillance in installations where the primary CCTV equipment is of a more traditional nature, i.e. standard cameras. In this case Covert Cameras can operate as a back-up where primary cameras are disabled by an intruder. Used mostly for temporary installations to catch repetitve criminal activity.
Discouraged by UK home office.
2.3) Wall mounted CCTV cameras.
Normally mounted just out of reach of an individual, but accessible by two people working together.
Mostly protecting private property, but often also covering public space.
2.4) Roof mounted CCTV cameras.
Normally police traffic cameras, but sometimes private or large offices or institutions.
2.5) Street post mounted CCTV cameras.
Normally local authority operated for surveillance of shopping areas or police traffic cameras.
METHODS OF ATTACK.
3.1) Plastic bag.
Plastic bag filled with glue does the trick nicely.
Cheap and almost as effective as other short term techniques. Use Industrial grade bags which are thicker. Sometimes a camera going into repair will be ‘bagged’ over, so visually its ambiguous. To Bag a camera theres a high chance that you can reach it with ease. If this is the case dont hesitate to smash the glass, lens and any other components. Dont bag it afterwards, people need to see the units smashed.
Gives clear indication of inoperability.
3.2) Sticker and tape.
Placing of sticker or tape over lense.
Good training activity.
Gives clear indication of inoperability.
3.3) Paint gun.
Use a childs power water pistol with household paint.
Fast, fun and easy method – Highly recommended.
Easy to disable many cameras in a short period of time. a typical one hour action can easily take out 10 cameras.
Carry reserve paint in plastic containers.
Filter paint to remove lumps to avoid blocking gun.
Go for lense first and then cover the rest of the camera and surrounding area.
Clear indication of inoperability, plus draws further attention to the camera.
Camera is easily cleaned so only effective for short time only.
We used super soaker SC 400 – 2000 Edition camoflaged for urban night actions.
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q185/jackdoud/Farscape/Random%20Guns/Zenetians-Prefect/Bountyguns39.jpg
With a 50/50 mix of water based house paint (emulsion) and water we could hit targets easily at 4.5m above the ground.
Such a paint mixture totally obscures view through glass lense cover once applied.
Be prepared to get splattered: use disposable clothing.
No climbing required.
3.4) Laser pointer.
Fairly powerful laser pointers can be purchase for low cost (20.00GBP)
Laser pointers of <5mWatt or more can temporarily blind and may even permantently damage cctv cameras.
For garaunteed destruction a more powerful laser would be required.
But hazard of damaging eyes from misdirected pointing or reflection from the camera lense cover.
Also, very difficult to keep laser beam precisely still from any reasonable distance.
Can be attached to binoculars for better aiming.
No indication of in operability of camera.
Would not recomend this method.
3.5) Cable cutting.
Cables can be cut with either a sharp hand axe or garden pruning tools.
Make sure tools are electrically insulated to prevent shock from camera power supply.
Casual glance at dangling cables will reveal that camera is inoperable.
Requires complete costly rewiring.
Satisfying sparks emitted when cables cut.
3.6) Block drop.
Climb to the roof of the building on which the camera is mounted with some heavy weights eg concrete blocks and drop them on the cameras below.
Get correct drop position by dropping small stones first.
Camera will be totally destroyed in a shower of sparks.
Scaling tall buidlings with concrete blocks requires a certain level of fitness.
Pay careful attention to safety of others below.
This is a seriously hardcore method.
TRAINING.
Training is essential for not only fitness, but also for developing techniques and more importantly preparing for unpredictable events.
4.1) Working together.
Get to know your partner very well.
You will need to know your partners limits and abilities.
You will need to know how much you can trust each other.
4.2) Fittness.
You can never be too fit.
Vary your exercises, but best training is actually doing.
Play on the terrain you will operate on.
Start on something easy like stickering.
4.3) Learning territory.
Know every part of the area you will operate in.
Explore by day and night.
Climb every tree, building.
Explore every alley, bush and tunnel.
Climb every wall and railing and fence.
Don’t use paths or streets (only cross them at right angles).
If you have a police helicopter in your area then train aerial counter surveillance ie finding exisitng cover, flares, smoke bombs.
Lets see how greek Anarchists destroy CCTV cameras:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVcWKGWPto8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JCtXieRNRg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK891-tz0BA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycc2ZMWoXhQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTTM0r79YKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcaJ8fCqs1E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwHqHheFEEo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2CNIpvbS6w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDdAO3crAz4
http://camover.noblogs.org/faq/faq-in-english/
ps... my wife thinks I'm muddling around with those people they're watchin' again...