The Institute for Applied
Autonomy (IAA) was founded in 1998 as an anonymous collective of artists, activsts,
and engineers united by the cause of individual and collective self-determination.The
group's stated mission is to extend the autonomy of human activists in the performance
of real-world, public acts of dissent. IAA research has thus far focused on access
to public space and the rise of the surveillance society. Projects to date include
robots that spraypaint graffiti and distribute subversive literature, mobile-device
software that enables users to avoid CCTV surveillance cameras, and cell phone
text messaging services that allow activists to monitor police action during political
demonstrations. |