Anti Surveillance Activism in Denmark

A backlash against increased government surveillance has started among so-called freedom activists in Denmark. Following government implementation of cameras recording, storing and analyzing number plates of all passing drivers on major highways activists concerned with privacy and surveillance have taken matters into their own hands.

An activist website tracks and publicizes the location of all the new government cameras. Based on the tracking of camera locations the intention seemingly is not only to make it possible to avoid being recorded, but to take the cameras out of action too.

According to the reports at Electomatic this was in part a protest and part publicity stunt an activist smashed one of the government cameras with a hammer. Recorded and photographed the camera destruction. Published his actions via Twitter, Reddit and Facebook. And finally reported his actions to the police in an open letter.