If the NSA had an art exhibit

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If the NSA had an art exhibit it might look like one of these …

A hushed lover's spat in a corner of the New York Public Library hawked to the ends of the earth via a live Twitter feed.

Your personal Facebook profile or Craigslist "Missed Connections" message used in an art installation at Parsons New School for Design in New York in 2013 – without your knowledge or consent.

Or TWIT spotting (texting while in traffic) – Bay Area artist Brian Singer's public shaming campaign using photos of texting drivers caught in the act, which he imposes on billboards and sends online.

All of these 'exhibits' are part of current or past art projects exploring surveillance technology, social media or related issues, which seem to be growing almost as fast as the NSA mission statement and enemies list.

Motives vary for the mildly dirty work. Some are serious social commentaries, raising awareness of the danger, ubiquity and consequences of 24/7 surveillance. There's also the shock factor. It was a breeze to find and publicize an insane fear of clowns/neckties/dentists/bridges or whatever. Think of the possibilities.

Other artists just want to have a little (slightly paranoid) fun and generally tick people off –because they can. Many fine and flowery words came with Parson School of Design's 2013 series of exhibits, "The Public Private," by artists Paolo Cirio and Alessandro Ludovsome.

Using automated programs, they "scraped" information from more than 1,000,000 Facebook profiles and had big plans for us. Cirio and Ludovicoa posted profiles and photos of (presumably single) clients into a dating site they created called "Lovely Faces." Not only are the artists "making a sophisticated critical action" against a giant corporation, but they are also formulating a "simple hack that everybody can potentially use," they claim. So Parts II, III or more may be hovering in the wings

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