The Glass Room turns internet surveillance into art

If you have ever wondered where your online data goes, The Glass Room, a free pop-up exhibit in Nolita, is a good place to start. Passersby may mistake the gallery for an Apple Store, but the shiny interior, replete with strategically placed iPads and whitewashed walls, houses a lot more than the latest tech.

Free to the public through December 14th, The Glass Room is a collection of artwork, ongoing projects, and sensory experiences that explore life in the internet age. The exhibit is timed to coincide with the end of Cyber Monday and the beginning of the holiday shopping season, a time when shoppers are handing over heaps of personal information at checkout counters. People who wander into The Glass Room in the midst of shopping...

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via The Verge
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