{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Guerrilla Art"],"cover":{"alt":"2.4 GHz - Public Monitoring Art","height":720,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/24ghz-public-monitoring-art/24ghz-project.jpg","width":1204},"credit":"","date":"2012-07-10T10:27:17Z","description":"Benjamin Gaulon creates public monitoring art by installing wireless video receiver in public space to hack into wireless CCTV cameras...!","html":"\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Gaulon, aka \u003cstrong\u003eRecyclism\u003c/strong\u003e, has an interesting hobby: For his \u003cem\u003e2.4 GHz\u003c/em\u003e project, he installs wireless video receiver in public space to hack into wireless CCTV cameras\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis device (which is now part of consumers popular products), can be used for wireless surveillance cameras, but it can also be used for parents to monitor their children. Such systems are becoming more popular as they get cheaper. But what most users of those devices don\u0026rsquo;t realise is that they are broadcasting the signal.\u003c/em\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http://www.recyclism.com/twopointfour.php\"\u003e2.4 GHz Project\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenjamin now pursues three major goals with his public monitoring art project. First, he’s using his wireless video receiver device to record footage and publish the collected movies. Second, placing the device in the street to reveal the presence of public available cameras and last but not least, he teaches participants during \u003ca href=\"http://www.recyclism.com/twopointfourwksp.php\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e2.4 GHz workshops\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, howto explore the CCTV wireless networks of their city.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all you could say, the \u003cem\u003e2.4 GHz\u003c/em\u003e project’s aim is to make obvious the fact that anyone can receive and abuse signals from wireless surveillance cameras! This project makes this experiencable for parents using those devices to monitor their kids - scary, isn’t it!?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 3272\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"3272\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"3272\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/24ghz-public-monitoring-art/twopointfour-urban-hacking_hu_87f51a1c09cd778b.avif 480w, /24ghz-public-monitoring-art/twopointfour-urban-hacking_hu_f2c78c48466ec676.avif 960w, /24ghz-public-monitoring-art/twopointfour-urban-hacking_hu_695af036acd2b9d9.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/24ghz-public-monitoring-art/twopointfour-urban-hacking_hu_507f77e348856cb7.webp 480w, /24ghz-public-monitoring-art/twopointfour-urban-hacking_hu_994cf8f6f59cdab9.webp 960w, /24ghz-public-monitoring-art/twopointfour-urban-hacking_hu_aca1f1b0ca9c165.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/24ghz-public-monitoring-art/twopointfour-urban-hacking_hu_ec4522811e6a3407.jpg\" srcset=\"/24ghz-public-monitoring-art/twopointfour-urban-hacking_hu_3a5ab0b88f9f30a7.jpg 480w, /24ghz-public-monitoring-art/twopointfour-urban-hacking_hu_d9ddc7d2fc7c052b.jpg 960w, /24ghz-public-monitoring-art/twopointfour-urban-hacking_hu_ec4522811e6a3407.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2561\" alt=\"2.4 GHz - Urban Hacking\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003e2.4 GHz - Urban Hacking\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\nVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.ektopia.co.uk/ektopia/2012/07/08/2-4ghz-from-surveillance-to-broadcast/\"\u003eektopia.co.uk\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://rebelart.net/benjamin-gaulon-2-4ghz/0013507/\"\u003erebelart.net\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nBenjamin Gaulon, aka **Recyclism**, has an interesting hobby: For his *2.4 GHz* project, he installs wireless video receiver in public space to hack into wireless CCTV cameras...\n\n*This device (which is now part of consumers popular products), can be used for wireless surveillance cameras, but it can also be used for parents to monitor their children. Such systems are becoming more popular as they get cheaper. But what most users of those devices don't realise is that they are broadcasting the signal.* ([2.4 GHz Project](http://www.recyclism.com/twopointfour.php))\n\nBenjamin now pursues three major goals with his public monitoring art project. First, he’s using his wireless video receiver device to record footage and publish the collected movies. Second, placing the device in the street to reveal the presence of public available cameras and last but not least, he teaches participants during [*2.4 GHz workshops*](http://www.recyclism.com/twopointfourwksp.php), howto explore the CCTV wireless networks of their city.\n\nAll in all you could say, the *2.4 GHz* project’s aim is to make obvious the fact that anyone can receive and abuse signals from wireless surveillance cameras! This project makes this experiencable for parents using those devices to monitor their kids - scary, isn’t it!?\n\n![2.4 GHz - Urban Hacking](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/24ghz-public-monitoring-art/twopointfour-urban-hacking.jpg\u003e)\n\n2.4 GHz - Urban Hacking \nVia [ektopia.co.uk](http://www.ektopia.co.uk/ektopia/2012/07/08/2-4ghz-from-surveillance-to-broadcast/) and [rebelart.net](http://rebelart.net/benjamin-gaulon-2-4ghz/0013507/).\n","tags":["Public Art","Urban Hacking","European Urbanism","Urban Interaction","Electronic Art"],"title":"2.4 GHz - Public Monitoring Art","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/24ghz-public-monitoring-art/"}