NYC spy lamp live-tweets random conversations

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NEW YORK CITY ( NEWS1130) – It might be not the best idea to lean against that lamp post and have any kind of private conversation, if you’re in a certain neighbourhood in New York at least.

That lamp post on the street could be capable of listening to what you say. Not only that, but it may also be live tweeting every single sentence.

Unfortunately, although it is in New York, the actual location of the The Conversnitch lamp – is unknown.

This scenario was recently played out at an art exhibition in Manhattan.

The lamp has been active for several months and has its own Twitter account where it posts snippets of what it has heard.

The technology is the brainchild of two men in New York who want to make people think more about privacy issues in society.

The lamp costs under $100 USD to make using simple off-the-shelf equipment

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