The Counter Spies

Surveillance can work both ways. Whether they are hackers, human rights activists, artists, journalists, thinkers or citizens- turned-whistleblowers, the Counterspies know the meaning of the word “sousveillance” (from the French sous as in “from beneath” and distinct from sur as in “from above”) and the importance of OSINT instruments to redress the balance in the asymmetric power relationship enabled by pervasive surveillance technology.