Archinect - News 2024-12-22T07:17:10-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/90834434/on-the-outskirts-of-crypto-city-the-architecture-of-surveillance On the Outskirts of Crypto City: The Architecture of Surveillance Alexander Walter 2014-01-09T13:32:00-05:00 >2014-01-13T20:18:43-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ak/akpe639knsedsyp2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Looking at the diagram of a restricted image reminded me of the ubiquitous stock photograph of the NSA, the one reminiscent of the Kaaba and among the few used by news outlets. The photograph&rsquo;s ubiquity, along with its subject&rsquo;s resemblance to another opaque monument, serves as shorthand for an institution that seeks to be perceived as beyond human comprehension or accountability. I made my pilgrimage not to the NSA, however, but to adjacent temples of lesser gods.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>