After he ended up on a watch list by accident, artist Hasan Elahi was advised by his local FBI agents to let them know when he was traveling. He did that and more … much more. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2011, July 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Duration: 14:31.)
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Corey Theiss commented on Aug 16 2012
Why would somebody be so comfortable with people invading his privacy? “Don’t worry… I’ll track myself! I don’t want you to use your resources.” This is horrible. A person’s privacy is valuable, and to not only give it away for free, but to do so at personal expense is completely alien to me. Maybe Hasan’s art project makes it worth it?
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