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Podcast: Adam Harvey Counters Surveillance with Fashion

October 23, 2013

Artist-designer-inventor Adam Harvey explores the aesthetics of privacy.

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Artist-designer-inventor Adam Harvey explores the aesthetics of privacy through clothing and accessories that block common surveillance technologies, including data mining, facial recognition, and thermal imaging. Created for the “fashionably paranoid market,” as Harvey quipped, his collection of “Stealth Wear” features anti-drone garments, while the “OFF Pocket” blocks all incoming and outgoing cellphone signals. Keep listening after the podcast for bonus audio with Harvey, discussing how he became interested in anti-surveillance items and what he thinks about spoofing.


A production of the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center. Written, hosted, and produced by Laurel Fritzsch, podcast program manager. Art Molella, executive producer. Joyce Bedi, webmaster. Adam Harvey was originally recorded on 19 September 2013. Theme music is “Toby’s Theme” by Brandon Belman and outro music is “Home” by Brandon Belman, both used with permission. Podcast released on 23 October 2013.

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