Τｈеѕіｓ:Ｔｙｐе ＆ ΟЬｆｕѕｃａｔⅰоｎ

'Τурοgrарһіс ΟЬfuѕϲаtⅰоn ԁⅰѕрⅼауѕ tһе рrοⅽеѕѕ аnԁ rеѕuⅼt οf а tуреfаϲе ѕуѕtеⅿ ѡһⅰсһ ԁеϲеіⅴеѕ rоЬоt‐rеаԁаЬіⅼⅰtу‚ οr О.Ⅽ.R. (Οрtіϲаⅼ Ⅽһаrасtеr Rесοgnⅰtⅰоn) tеⅽһnоⅼοgу. Τаkіng ⅼіnguіѕtⅰс сuеѕ frοⅿ а ԌⅭΗQ (Ԍονеrnⅿеnt Соⅿⅿunісаtⅰοnѕ Неаⅾquаrtеrѕ) ⅼеаkеⅾ ⅾоⅽuⅿеnt‚ tһе ѡоrⅾѕ ⅮЕΝҮ‚ ⅮЕⅭΕⅠѴЕ‚ ⅮⅠЅRUΡΤ‚ аnԁ ⅮЕԌRΑⅮЕ аrе uѕеԁ tο ⅾеѕсrⅰЬе tһе tуре аѕ οЬfuѕⅽаtⅰоn tаⅽtⅰϲ. Ο.Ⅽ.R. іѕ ⅾеnіеԁ‚ fοrⅿ ⅰѕ ⅾеgrаⅾеⅾ‚ раttеrn ⅰѕ ⅾⅰѕruрtеԁ‚ аnⅾ аgеnсу іѕ ԁеⅽеⅰѵеԁ.

Βасkѕіⅾе ⅽοⅿрοѕⅰtіοn іѕ tһе ⅾіrесt О.С.R. ⅽоnνеrѕⅰοn οf tһе frοntѕіⅾе.

re:publica 2014 - Evgeny Morozov: In doubt, be in doubt

Chaff, originally called Window[1] by the British, and Düppel by the Second World War era German Luftwaffe (from the Berlin suburb where it was first developed), is a radar countermeasure in which aircraft or other targets spread a cloud of small, thin pieces of aluminium, metallized glass fibre or plastic, which either appears as a cluster of primary targets on radar screens or swamps the screen with multiple returns.

Modern armed forces use chaff (in naval applications, for instance, using short-range SRBOC rockets) to distract radar-guided missiles from their targets. Most military aircraft and warships have chaff dispensing systems for self-defence. An intercontinental ballistic missile may release in its midcourse phase several independent warheads, a large number of decoys, and chaff.

Chaff can also be used to signal distress by an aircraft when communications are not functional. This has the same effect as an SOS, and can be picked up on radar. It is done by dropping chaff every 2 minutes.

Thesis: Typographic Obfuscation

This is a response to indiscriminate domestic data collection for Government & Corporate interests within CAN, USA, GBR, NZL, and AUS – otherwise known as the 'Five Eyes' intelligence network. There is a growing need for vernacular resistance to defend personal communication.

Areas of cryptography such as encryption, steganography, linguistics and obfuscation were explored. The main direction attempts to subvert existing typographic systems by deceiving technology through obfuscation tactics. Obfuscation has more disruptive and symbolic potential — it is low tech and accessible — than algorithm-based encryption, which is conventional, complicating, and expensive.

Through typographic obfuscation, O.C.R. (Optical Character Recognition) is denied, form is degraded, pattern is disrupted (through contextual alternates), and authoritative surveillance is deceived — as an act of concealment or evasion. The aim is to slow down 'big-data' through the disruption of pattern in day-to-day personal communication.

1. After: showing variance of O.C.R. software result between 'Iskysoft Pro' and 'onlineFREEOCR'