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From the Ted Talk by Mathias Jud: Art that lets you talk back to NSA spies
Unscramble the Blue Letters
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(Laughter)
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Open Cloze
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Never have we been observed in such detail while building an art ____________. A helicopter circled over our heads with a camera registering each and every move we made, and on the roof of the US Embassy, security officers patrolled. Although the __________ district is governed by a ______ police _____, there are no specific laws relating to digital communication. Our installation was therefore perfectly legal, and the Swiss Ambassador ________ Chancellor Merkel about it. We named the project "Can You Hear Me?"
(Laughter)
The antennas _______ an open and free Wi-Fi communication _______ in which anyone who wanted to would be able to ___________ using any Wi-Fi-enabled device without any hindrance, and be able to send messages to those listening on the frequencies that were being intercepted. Text messages, voice chat, file sharing — anything could be sent anonymously. And people did communicate. Over 15,000 messages were sent. Here are some examples.
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Original Text
(Laughter)
Never have we been observed in such detail while building an art installation. A helicopter circled over our heads with a camera registering each and every move we made, and on the roof of the US Embassy, security officers patrolled. Although the government district is governed by a strict police order, there are no specific laws relating to digital communication. Our installation was therefore perfectly legal, and the Swiss Ambassador informed Chancellor Merkel about it. We named the project "Can You Hear Me?"
(Laughter)
The antennas created an open and free Wi-Fi communication network in which anyone who wanted to would be able to participate using any Wi-Fi-enabled device without any hindrance, and be able to send messages to those listening on the frequencies that were being intercepted. Text messages, voice chat, file sharing — anything could be sent anonymously. And people did communicate. Over 15,000 messages were sent. Here are some examples.
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