ABSTRACT
Much has been reported about the increasing surveillance of people via a myriad of tracking devices. Laws vary greatly around the world and are substantially different in how much an individual's data is protected. Ironically, the EU holds itself to much higher standards than the US. In a reversal of how freedom is interpreted between the US and almost anywhere else, Americans have the right to protect themselves with arms and other devices, in some states with negligible restrictions. Thap Saengsouriyheth's work is rooted in obscuring faces to emphasize the prism of all people's mixed gene pools. Saengsouriyheth's images led the author down another path though. In contemplating his work, it suddenly struck the author that the "Incognito Face" or "Incognito Pendant" or however such a jamming device might be named, is not yet hanging around everyone's neck. This is not so much a personal radar detector but a jammer to obscure the appearance of someone when filmed or photographed.
